Conservatism, at least at the state level, appears to be growing stronger. Ironically, this trend is most pronounced in America's least well-off, least educated, most blue collar, most economically hard-hit states. Conservatism, more and more, is the ideology of the economically left behind. The current economic crisis only appears to have deepened conservatism's hold on America's states.Although I did not anticipate this result, I was more worried about the insufficiency of the stimulus package than the administration's continuing the legal policies of the Bush regimes war on terror because we liberals need to show that we can help the working class.
Monday, April 04, 2011
IF WE'RE GOING TO DO OUT REACH TO THE WORKING CLASS
we better start NOW because the economy seems to be pushing them toward conservatism rather than away from it. From Richard Florida's fine analysis in The Atlantic:
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There is faux conservatism and there is real conservatism. Let's set aside the wars and foreign policy where some libertarian impulse is healthy now.
Real conservatism for example demands a sweeping,job-restoring Industrial Policy. Real conservatism demands a huge government-engineered re-capture of government from the regulatory capture of Wall Street, and a huge reduction of people employed in High Finance.
Real conservatism demands the restoration of Glass Stegall. Real conservatism demands tarriffs.
IOW, real conservatism is hard to find to the United States currently.
Ken,
You wrote:
"real conservatism is hard to find to the United States currently."
and I completely agree although I'm a bit puzzled by your list. I thought ALL conservatives believed in the Free Market Fairy?
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