Re: Thomas Frank op-ed piece

[Yoshie Furuhashi <furuhashi.1@xxxxxxx>]

Max wrote:

> Frank also says Clintonesque center-hugging on economics -- free
> trade, labor rights, privatization, etc. -- causes the culturally-
> conservative worker's decision to hinge solely on God, guns, and
> gays.

That's a good point.  Since the top Democrats are so economically
neoliberal that the Republicans have nothing to talk about except
culture to distinguish themselves from the Democrats.

> I haven't finished the book yet.  So far Frank's argument begs the
> question of why we don't see  politics that is culturally
> conservative and economically progressive, like the old populists
> 100 years ago.

Capitalism has already changed social relations to the point where
there is no going back.  Even many Republicans who want to ban gay
marriage say they support civil union and/or non-discrimination
against gay men and lesbians, just like Kerry and Edwards!
--
Yoshie

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