RE: The Empire’s Freedom
Wojtek Sokolowski wrote:
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I fundamentally agree with the above, but I am not sure how that can explain a total meltdown of the Democratic Party. One would think that, given that level of elite decadence, Democrats would have it easy but they do not. After all the brouhaha about Bush popularity sinking, the Repugs still have no problems winning local elections http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/yahoo/bal-md.frederick02nov02,0,5401701.sto ry?coll=bal-newsaol-headlines
In short, having it all delivered on a silver plate might explain the complacency of the elite, but not necessarily of those whose very survival hinges on non-elite support.
They need electoral support from the nonelite, but their paymasters keep them on a short leash. So they’re full of anguished contradictions that look like “weakness” and “lack of spine” but are really a result of their impossible structural position.
Doug