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The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.

H.L. Mencken

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Interesting Argument

This op-ed lays out a case and potentially a tactic for reaching out to WWC voters. It would most likely be DOA among those who have suffered at the hands of white privilege for so long, but that anger - while justified - neglects the fact that democracy ultimately requires majorities and the Senate requires supermajorities.

Ultimately, it does require some recognition of class, which has been Sanders' message all along, and to a certain degree Warren.  Warren has arguably done the best job of explaining that intersection of race and money and rural problems, mainly through advocating policies rather than apportioning blame.

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