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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]coalition_unwilling
(14,180 posts)69. My feeling is that many people who overtly self-identify as
"Independent' do so not because they're truly independent and swing like pendula with each political tremor. No, they do it because they're too ashamed to call themselves Republican which is how they usually vote and who they really are.
These Republicans need to do some serious self-flagellation in public and begging the poor's forgiveness. Then and only then will they begin to discharge their obligation.
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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