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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 10:58 AM Original message |
Historians will long debate why the 2008 financial collapse produced a right-wing populist movement |
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Lindsay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 11:01 AM Response to Original message |
1. Well, it's pretty debatable |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
2. The Teaparty is a bought and paid for astroturf group given credibility by a corrupt media. |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 11:05 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. What you said n/t |
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drm604 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
3. The so-called right-wing populist movement is astroturf. |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 11:07 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. . . . And you too |
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CanonRay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
4. The rich corporate elites were smart enough to co-opt the "grassroots" before it took root. |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 11:07 AM Response to Original message |
7. It didn't. The election of a man who wasn't lily white caused a bigot backlash |
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Tempest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
8. The reason is really quite simple |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
9. Black President. I think people underestimate how motivating racism is. |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 11:19 AM Response to Reply #9 |
14. Good point, sadly. |
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judgegblue (107 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 11:29 AM Original message |
Bigots united with oligarchs |
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judgegblue (107 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 11:29 AM Response to Reply #9 |
16. Bigots united with oligarchs |
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judgegblue (107 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 11:29 AM Response to Reply #9 |
17. Bigots united with oligarchs |
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BumRushDaShow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
10. Agree with the "Bigot Backlash" and add that there was no TeeVee in the 30s |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 11:19 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Yes. The corporate newspapers were always there, but |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
11. Interesting article... |
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riverbendviewgal (377 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
13. Two books come to my mind on the explanation. |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
15. All they have to do is look at the 1932 German election. |
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Johonny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
18. there is no grassroots movement on the right |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-07-11 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
19. Something Resembling a Left-Wing Populist Movement is Happening in Wisconsin |
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