Reply #76: What the OP misses is the fact the Rightwing knows how to use symbolism. They are better at it.

[KittyWampus]

The Right knows how to market their Neo-Liberal crap to appeal to the Reptilian Mind.

All too often the Left thinks all it needs to do is offer an intellectual argument to win people over.

Rational arguments NEVER win people over. Not even Liberals.

Human beings respond on deeper levels and tend to ignore rationales that don't agree with their pre-formed world view.

So the problem isn't just the anti-Intellectualism of the Right. It's the aversion intellectuals and policy makers on the Left have to creating, organizing and disseminating useful symbolism.

Marketing is necessary for any idea, any platform, any policy.

The Left SUCKS at marketing and often deride the process of packaging information.