tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245381193993153721.post6179495445133863304..comments2024-03-17T00:23:24.896-07:00Comments on Social Democracy for the 21st Century: A Realist Alternative to the Modern Left: Bill Mitchell on BrexitLord Keyneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06556863604205200159noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245381193993153721.post-86864827451325436962016-06-30T09:16:41.835-07:002016-06-30T09:16:41.835-07:00Identity politics is now being used as a shield fo...Identity politics is now being used as a shield for neoliberalism. Even critiques of trade policy and immigration that are based on largely economic arguments are roundly dismissed as "racism" and "xenophobia." <br /><br />Thomas Frank, an American author and historian, recently wrote a good book entitled "Listen Liberal" where he shows how the U.S. Democratic Party is dominated by upper-middle class professionals who have nothing but contempt for less-educated, working class voters (especially white working-class voters). They see this section of the population as hopeless, benighted racists who deserve whatever miserable fate is in store for them. No wonder so many working people are being wooed by right-wing populists. <br /><br />Tiberius Gracchusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245381193993153721.post-56963344341711489062016-06-27T12:24:07.036-07:002016-06-27T12:24:07.036-07:00Cool graphic, I'll share that around! :)Cool graphic, I'll share that around! :)Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11890229869783893118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245381193993153721.post-24978872894189869282016-06-27T07:29:57.170-07:002016-06-27T07:29:57.170-07:00Prateek
Yes, it is quite remarkable It's the o...Prateek<br />Yes, it is quite remarkable It's the one group, aside perhaps from certains kinds of Christian, who can be freely hated and contemned.<br /><br />One of the most frequent reactions I have seen is basically the same shit I heard decades ago: "t'ain't right his vote should count as much as mine! T'ain't right!"<br />Ken Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12976919713907046171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245381193993153721.post-40604054449681669962016-06-27T07:27:16.895-07:002016-06-27T07:27:16.895-07:00Great graphic.
The post by Bryan Gould that Mitch...Great graphic.<br /><br />The post by Bryan Gould that Mitchell quotes is very good.<br /><br />Here's one of the best "calm down" posts. http://www.the-american-interest.com/2016/06/25/the-problem-with-brexit-is-the-leaders-not-the-voters/<br /><br />I thought Boris's speech very good. He was careful to try to calm people down, reassure the losers they won't be ignored, point out that there's negotiating to be done. The reaction I saw from Remainders was telling: "Oh Boris is backing down", "Oh even Boris knows it's a bad idea", "even Boris is having second thoughts/ All clearly wrong as you can see from his speech. What they cannot fathom is that someone from the other side wouldn't rub their noses in it, and beat his chest (as I suspect Trump might have done. Tells me aa lot about how THEY would have reacted had they won.Ken Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12976919713907046171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245381193993153721.post-76848816982717483072016-06-27T03:39:26.454-07:002016-06-27T03:39:26.454-07:00I am actually a bit shocked by Western attitudes t...I am actually a bit shocked by Western attitudes towards working class white people.<br /><br />Whenever a particular policy gets voted that people don't like, they say it was because of high school educated working class white people voting.<br /><br />As if the vote of high school educated working class white people does not matter??? As if the government is meant for everyone else except them???<br /><br />If they vote a certain way, does it not warrant scrutiny?Prateekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15287835907015065883noreply@blogger.com