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grasswire

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54. I had never thought of this dynamic prior to reading this

Reply to MisterP (Reply #13)

Mon Nov 30, 2015, 09:25 PM

Nov 2015

.....the fact that so much focus on diversity has merely stifled discussion of inequality.

SMH.

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The AGE of the DEMAGOGUES -- Chris Hedges -- MUST READ [View all] grasswire Nov 2015 OP

Seeing my friends get tossed from their homes in 2009 really burned me up. Octafish Nov 2015 #1

this article makes me think twice about calling myself a liberal. grasswire Nov 2015 #2

If I am not mistaken this is why we started calling ourselves jwirr Nov 2015 #6

yes, I call myself liberal/progressive grasswire Nov 2015 #8

I like that. jwirr Nov 2015 #10

No shame in either social or democrat. Amazing how language is distorted. erronis Nov 2015 #32

Gladly passiveporcupine Nov 2015 #37

I will join you. hifiguy Nov 2015 #41

Me too. Enthusiast Nov 2015 #45

How about a Democratic Socialist? nm floriduck Dec 2015 #67

Democratic Wing of the Democratic Party Octafish Nov 2015 #19

I stopped calling myself a liberal when "liberals" pushed free trade Jack Rabbit Nov 2015 #31

that's one of the things damaging Clinton: she IS one of them MisterP Nov 2015 #12

Your last sentence defines the problem. hifiguy Nov 2015 #15

Money trumps peace. Octafish Nov 2015 #20

well, the important thing is that the McMansion class has money for a second wine cellar MisterP Nov 2015 #25

^^^ This ^^^ cantbeserious Dec 2015 #66

word grasswire Nov 2015 #21

k and r niyad Nov 2015 #3

Interesting take on the identity politics which play such a large role in the Democratic Party. bklyncowgirl Nov 2015 #4

Hedges is our conscience. grasswire Nov 2015 #9

... retrowire Nov 2015 #33

thanks for the compliment. grasswire Nov 2015 #56

/\Truth/\ Scuba Nov 2015 #62

it's not just an appeal to identitarianism, but a sort of "commerce" or "trafficking" in identity MisterP Nov 2015 #13

You said it much better than I did. Thanks. bklyncowgirl Nov 2015 #49

I had never thought of this dynamic prior to reading this grasswire Nov 2015 #54

K&R for exposure. JEB Nov 2015 #5

sickening, isn't it? nt grasswire Nov 2015 #7

As a college student in the 60s, dpatbrown Nov 2015 #35

"Trump is not making a political revolution. He is responding to one." Martin Eden Nov 2015 #11

For any Sanders supporters, who seem to think Hedges supports him too: muriel_volestrangler Nov 2015 #39

Thanks for the link Martin Eden Nov 2015 #61

I think I more or less agree with you muriel_volestrangler Dec 2015 #64

I agree with you in emphasizing this aspect of the Trump voter phenomena - truedelphi Nov 2015 #51

Trump is his own man Martin Eden Nov 2015 #63

Very much agree, but then his followers truedelphi Dec 2015 #65

Happy to kick and rec Hedges. hifiguy Nov 2015 #14

The GOP elites may be horrified, but I'm not so sure. malthaussen Nov 2015 #16

He's talking about the ones who get richer and richer with the status quo Doctor_J Nov 2015 #23

Sure, but does "terrified" overstate it? malthaussen Nov 2015 #24

HRH has been their Plan B all along. hifiguy Nov 2015 #42

autoHedgesDURec KG Nov 2015 #17

This has been known since Frank's "What's the Matter with Kansas?" ibegurpard Nov 2015 #18

And, Joe Bageant (Deer Hunting With Jesus & other books) KoKo Nov 2015 #27

Great list from Ellison (and you). I really enjoy Bageant's writing - nothing barred. Thx. erronis Nov 2015 #36

Good book...K&R! haikugal Nov 2015 #57

"Saving Capitalism" floriduck Dec 2015 #68

Trump is a clown maindawg Nov 2015 #22

He could also be a useful "tool" for one side or the other... KoKo Nov 2015 #29

"Faux liberals," indeed. The "liberals" have been willingly caving to a far-right agenda since 1980 villager Nov 2015 #26

He's right to point out the Democrats culpability. pa28 Nov 2015 #28

That fig leag is brayed here every day as a "badge of honor" hifiguy Nov 2015 #43

That atricle is complete insane nonsense with the last paragrapph in complte disagreement with the Todays_Illusion Nov 2015 #30

they are why I've never used the liberal or dem label for myself stupidicus Nov 2015 #34

If you hear a "Democrat" bragging about "Economic Growth",....run. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2015 #38

As if pursued by lions. hifiguy Nov 2015 #44

K &R ++++++++++++ bread_and_roses Nov 2015 #40

Hedges says it like it is, very true...and we hear the neoliberal nonsense here constantly. haikugal Nov 2015 #59

K&R! This post should have hundreds of recommendations! Enthusiast Nov 2015 #46

K&R...Its a Good Read if you have time or Bookmark KoKo Nov 2015 #47

*Yawn* Starry Messenger Nov 2015 #48

you sound like those people who were jealous of Greenwald. nt grasswire Nov 2015 #55

Jealous? Of what? Starry Messenger Nov 2015 #58

HUGE K&R CrawlingChaos Nov 2015 #50

I wonder how many people will love this piece should Hillary win the nomination Township75 Nov 2015 #52

One Hopes that reading it before that happens will be informative.... KoKo Nov 2015 #53

Absolutely Township75 Nov 2015 #60

Stopped reading after the first sentence Blue_Tires Dec 2015 #69

Ah, I see! Bill, Hillary, Obama.... PosterChild Dec 2015 #70