27 Jun
2012
27 Jun
'12
11:57 p.m.
Rick Moen <rick@linuxmafia.com> wrote:
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:17:30 -0500 From: Beth W <badastrum@gmail.com> This isn't a political party for the sane, rational, and educated. Well, from a cynical perspective, it's a party designed by the smart and ruthless to appeal to the not-so-smart or not-so-devious to get them to support a political agenda that is inimical to their personal interests.
And this, as I remember, is precisely Paul Krugman's central argument in "The Conscience of a Liberal", except that he thinks racist politics in the U.S. has played a major role in encouraging people to vote against their own best interests. I think we've discussed that here before, so I'll leave it there.