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In reply to the discussion: Greenwald calls-out the dominant Brexit narrative [View all]ljm2002
(10,751 posts)...from Sid, who thinks we are pie-in-the-sky dreamers when we support single-payer health care here in the US -- from the comfort of his home in Canada -- where they, and he, already have it.
But he never fails to denigrate anyone who expresses liberal, but non-Third-Way opinions.
And especially Greenwald, who seems to have really gotten under the skin of a large contingent here at DU.
Well in this case, Sid, Greenwald is 100% correct. He isn't denying that xenophobia played its part; he is merely pointing out that it is a direct result of policies that benefit the elites and leave everyone else behind, creating fertile grounds for the demagogues to come in and whip up anger against "the other".
But that, apparently, is a little too complicated for some here to grasp. It is much easier to say that it's nothing but a bunch of stupid racists, with no real grievances.
And that, of course, is the formula for fomenting more rage. Since that attitude is largely shared by the elites who have set up our current structures, then more rage from the masses is sure to ensue. Hope y'all enjoy it. I, for one, am quite worried about how this will play out. I am very glad we have people like Greenwald to so eloquently express the TRUTH about these issues.