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In reply to the discussion: Bruce Bartlett, former Reagan economic policy advisor: "one of our political parties is insane" [View all]freshwest
(53,661 posts)67. I think that's a good deal of what we've done, is not look at it. We exclaim how stupid or crazy
These guys are, or they are misguided. Bush wasn't stupid, I've posted a video from Parenti that dispells that totally.
The GOP is not crazy, they epresentan different way of ruling the world than we believe in. When we listen to them saying this, especially GOP operatives, I'm always suspicious.
For me, it's like, oh, so you JUST NOW noticed something wrong? You didn't see anything intrinsically wrong with what Reagan, Bush, etc. did? And what did you do to maintain the New Deal, or did you work against it for the last 30 years?
It's just been a form of denial, and when people see things happening, they don't want it to be true. Sometimes the dire wolf at the door is not a joke. And he's not kidding.
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Bruce Bartlett, former Reagan economic policy advisor: "one of our political parties is insane" [View all]
UnrepentantLiberal
Jul 2012
OP
Thanks for sharing with us what anarchism is. Every time I see that term misused on DU I try to
Puregonzo1188
Jul 2012
#70
No, they are corporatists in the traditional meaning of the word. They want chaos,
freshwest
Jul 2012
#42
I think that's a good deal of what we've done, is not look at it. We exclaim how stupid or crazy
freshwest
Jul 2012
#67
Agreed. Bartlett is right about the insane part, but wrong about ending government.
progressoid
Jul 2012
#39
Anarchism, the philosophy, is demonstrably nothing what the Republicans want.
Fantastic Anarchist
Jul 2012
#20
I've said it before and I'll say it again, Ronald Reagan could never get elected
justiceischeap
Jul 2012
#14
Ironically Raygun is responsible for starting the insanity of that party, it began with him. nt
Raine
Jul 2012
#23
Story is that, running up to Nov. 1968, Kissinger, seeking approval from
coalition_unwilling
Jul 2012
#62
Clearly Bartlett doesn't know enough about anarchy to use the word correctly. That SAID..
annabanana
Jul 2012
#53