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wow grasswire Dec 2013 #1
+1 Liberal_in_LA Dec 2013 #5
"Wall St Journal Op-Ed" says it all. silverweb Dec 2013 #2
That is idiotic bhikkhu Dec 2013 #3
It shows the depths the WSJ op-ed page has sunk to muriel_volestrangler Dec 2013 #4
And live in the White House, would be MY bet. Volaris Dec 2013 #29
And yet right here on DU, you will see innumerable posts tblue37 Dec 2013 #55
There Is A Difference erpowers Dec 2013 #67
tblue37 points out the strength and weakness of political forums in a single statement Android3.14 Dec 2013 #72
I don't think it's all that serious when someone says that treestar Dec 2013 #77
peeling jaw up from floor.. 2banon Dec 2013 #14
That's not the argument Epstien is making. pscot Dec 2013 #61
I think the next twenty years are going to be interesting. Baitball Blogger Dec 2013 #6
Agreed - just a different set of scumballs. polichick Dec 2013 #57
Are not Teabaggers mostly WASP? He must not have noticed them. As one who is a born WASP myself... freshwest Dec 2013 #7
I don't think most Teabaggers are "true WASPs" caraher Dec 2013 #24
But there is a world of difference between a mere WASP and a member of the WASP *elite*-- tblue37 Dec 2013 #56
You ask a good question.. whathehell Dec 2013 #79
He ain't the only one pining for the Good Old Days, is he? Number23 Dec 2013 #8
The WSJ editorial page, confirming its port-a-potty status. marmar Dec 2013 #9
jerk weissmam Dec 2013 #10
Ah yes, Joseph Epstein tomg Dec 2013 #11
Why does a guy with a last name like Epstein want America to be ruled by Rozlee Dec 2013 #12
Privilege envy nt MrScorpio Dec 2013 #13
Maybe he's not interested .... oldhippie Dec 2013 #18
"the sting of envy for WASPocracy" Laughing Mirror Dec 2013 #19
It's sad that something like that can get published today gollygee Dec 2013 #15
It was not an op-ed. former9thward Dec 2013 #16
An op-ed ProSense Dec 2013 #20
Op-Eds are published opposite the editorial page. former9thward Dec 2013 #22
Right, but it's still not the "position" of the paper. ProSense Dec 2013 #23
We agree! former9thward Dec 2013 #28
Having worked at a newspaper, OP-ED is the position of the paper. It's what clarifies the definition Hestia Dec 2013 #42
Whether or not the piece was an Op-Ed, someone at the WSJ felt it was worth publishing Fortinbras Armstrong Dec 2013 #43
I think Epstein's being mischaracterized paulkienitz Dec 2013 #17
I don't think he is, and ProSense Dec 2013 #21
I won't disagree with that part paulkienitz Dec 2013 #33
"His view of the WASPy past is indeed delusional..." ProSense Dec 2013 #50
Perfectly stated. nt Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #71
Idiotic nevertheless bhikkhu Dec 2013 #25
you are misreading him paulkienitz Dec 2013 #32
You'll need a lot more than conveniently anecdotal bullshit to back this up... Blue_Tires Dec 2013 #34
Without the rose-tinted nostalgia, the meaning is even less bhikkhu Dec 2013 #35
I agree with you, as I read the original essay by Epstein. kwassa Dec 2013 #38
Why limit yourself to the last generation? Fortinbras Armstrong Dec 2013 #44
paulkienitz Diclotican Dec 2013 #58
That sounds very much like justification for the reprehensible, because unprovable idea you Todays_Illusion Dec 2013 #85
In a time of plutocracy, he bemoans the supposed decline of the aristocracy. enki23 Dec 2013 #26
It's revolting to us, but from their view it's an utterly logical action on their part Populist_Prole Dec 2013 #27
eh, screw the WSJ chungking34 Dec 2013 #30
More likely related to rise of repuke predator class that cheats & steals whenever it can on point Dec 2013 #31
I've read better fantasy MFrohike Dec 2013 #36
I read the original Epstein essay in the WSJ, and this OP is completely wrong. kwassa Dec 2013 #37
hogswallop brindis_desala Dec 2013 #39
Read the essay, and then make a remotely informed response. kwassa Dec 2013 #40
Agree. I read the entire thing and it's a historical piece - TBF Dec 2013 #45
I read it and... TreasonousBastard Dec 2013 #47
No ProSense Dec 2013 #48
Meh. Delusional or not, it's still... TreasonousBastard Dec 2013 #49
Really? ProSense Dec 2013 #51
Just killing time-- ignored lots of other silly threads so far today... TreasonousBastard Dec 2013 #53
This is ProSense Dec 2013 #54
You're just killing time, but there really is something to learn here bhikkhu Dec 2013 #65
Epstein along with most of you DUers are wrong! cprise Dec 2013 #41
If you bothered to read the piece, you would see you are wrong about it. TreasonousBastard Dec 2013 #46
mistake Locrian Dec 2013 #52
The decline of while rule can be explained with just two words rocktivity Dec 2013 #59
I don't think you and the U.S. capitalists agree on the definition of free market. Todays_Illusion Dec 2013 #86
I get the WSJ at home and read that. YUCK! The author wasn't even very convincing. Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #60
Wonder how he explains away the United Fruit debacle in Latin America? mbperrin Dec 2013 #62
Reagan was seen as new money by the patriarchs. alfredo Dec 2013 #63
So, seriously... drynberg Dec 2013 #64
This has to be a put on; WASP =White, Anglo-Saxon Protestant Botany Dec 2013 #66
Except for about 30 years SCVDem Dec 2013 #68
I would rather... nikto Dec 2013 #69
wasn't this the same ed board that called people too poor to pay taxes lucky duckies? nt arely staircase Dec 2013 #70
I recommend studying the "enclosure" movement, England, 17th-19th centuries... Peace Patriot Dec 2013 #73
Someone named Epstein is in favor of WASP rule? wryter2000 Dec 2013 #74
Isn't Epstein a member of a minority group? merrily Dec 2013 #75
TThe journal was always conservative, but since Murdock has taken over it has. become more so lostincalifornia Dec 2013 #76
The GOP is the party of Whites only Gothmog Dec 2013 #78
I certainly agree that being governed by a bunch of first generation greedheads truebluegreen Dec 2013 #80
from the people who gave us this arely staircase Dec 2013 #81
Now we know El Shaman Dec 2013 #82
The WSJ is about as trustworthy as... Hubert Flottz Dec 2013 #83
My head is still spinning from days ago and I first read this, Merry Christmas to America. I had to Todays_Illusion Dec 2013 #84
Joe, No Matter How Much You Want to Be Wolf Frankula Jan 2014 #87
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