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The Troglodyte Tetrafecta: sex, violence, race and religion January 14, 2016 8:11 am ER

Yep, this story pushes all the right buttons, pulls all the right strings, and rings all the right bells.

But its not about rape, or Muslims, or immigration policy or national security. Its about getting the Redneck Right scared and self-righteously indignant so they can be counted on to insist on a reactionary domestic economic agenda that works against their own interests, one that essentially reduces to lowering taxes on the wealthy and corporations, eliminating the safety net, dismantling the New Deal, removing all restraints on polluting the environment, workplace and product safety regulation, the emasculation of all worker bargaining rights and perpetuating and expanding the ever-widening income gap.

Its all about profits, follow the money.

  • "self-righteously indignant" by mcfly 2016-01-14 15:17:45
    • Functional Ambiguity by ER 2016-01-14 15:30:28
    • Yeah. Existential crisis. by TB 2016-01-14 10:15:17
      • You really ought to read Piketty, Tom. by ER 2016-01-14 10:48:23
        • None of that sank in at all, did it? by TB 2016-01-14 11:18:31
          • Nope. Because you didn't address what I brought up in my post. by ER 2016-01-14 13:30:04
            • Sorry, no. by TB 2016-01-14 13:58:51
              • It all about the Evil Rich with you. by ER 2016-01-14 15:11:01
                • "It isn't really necessary to read your posts." Got it. by TB 2016-01-14 18:03:12
                  • "Obama's only religion is Obama." by ER 2016-01-14 18:34:42
            • You're grossly misrepresenting Piketty by Robert 2016-01-14 11:30:53
              • Please correct my "misinterpretation" of his proposals. Be specific. by TB 2016-01-14 11:43:33
                • Look! Over there! by Robert 2016-01-14 20:01:16
                  • Yeah, I didn't think so. by TB 2016-01-14 20:58:29

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