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Understand - I was bringing

PeraclesPlease — Fri, 01 Jan 2016 08:00:58 +0000

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Understand - I was bringing up what I think is a weak point on our side, not trying to be critical. The Reagan myth on the right is of course largely laughable and largely contradicts the values they claim to be championing as they shift to outrageous. Happy New Years

Yes, perhaps you explain

Flavius — Fri, 01 Jan 2016 05:29:56 +0000

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Yes, perhaps you explain Reagan's popularity. Or perhaps it was due to

o good marketing. If you can make buyers believe that Budweiser tastes good you can make them believe RR was a wise , successful President.

o he implemented the tax cuts finally eliminating the very high rates from WWII

o he was personally pleasant.

o after the misguided involvement in Beirut he limited further use of boots on the ground to the the comic opera invasion of a tiny Caribbean nation..

What's not to like?

Thanks for taking the time to

Danny Cardwell — Fri, 01 Jan 2016 02:40:23 +0000

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Thanks for taking the time to read and comment on this post. I appreciate your perspective. The only thing I would add for clarification is that I never intended to attack President Reagan. The myth sold to the American people about his presidency is the focus of my critique. I agree that "single-handedly is a bit strong, but if you peruse right-wing literature over the last 25 years you can find that my claim is just a reflection of the narrative Conservatives have been selling. Again, thanks for your time! Happy New Year!

I know it's schadenfreude,

Danny Cardwell — Fri, 01 Jan 2016 02:34:33 +0000

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I know it's schadenfreude, but I'm hoping for a brokered convention. I have some vacation time I'm saving for the Republican party convention just in case. Happy New Year Doc!

I know it's schadenfreude,

Danny Cardwell — Fri, 01 Jan 2016 02:33:51 +0000

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Happy New Year! Thanks!

Happy New Year to you and

Danny Cardwell — Fri, 01 Jan 2016 02:29:51 +0000

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Happy New Year to you and yours. Thanks for reaching out to me; I look forward to the ups and downs that will fill 2016. Peace!

About Baudrillard's

oldenGoldenDecoy — Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:59:32 +0000

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About Baudrillard's hyperreality...

I have long thought of reality as merely ones own perception filtered through the prism of their naive wishes.

And from where do I think we get these so-called realities? I penned this in 1966.

From: Silly as it Seems - Page 8

~OGD~

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PeraclesPlease — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 23:32:13 +0000

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2 comments: 1) Trump's already had a number of Dean moments - they just don't count if you're Republican. Acting vain, stupid and primitive is core to the Republican play book - Trump's basking in it, speaking "honestly" like a drunk high schooler telling off his dad, mano-a-mano style. Just part of the obnoxious continuum. 2) Reagan's pressure had a large impact on ending the Cold War and bringing down the wall. "single--handedly" is a red herring. There's a lot Reagan did wrong, but attacking him on Soviet relations is pretty futile.

Great post, Danny. I'm

Doctor Cleveland — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 21:58:15 +0000

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Great post, Danny. I'm especially pleased to have someone who's not me explain Baudrillard on Dag.

I agree with you that Trump's not going away. He's got a plurality of Republican voters on his side. I don't think he will win the nomination, but he's not going to just fizzle and vanish.

I don't think he's running a conventional campaign, and that might matter if things go down to the wire. I also don't think he has any actual plans for what he would do if elected.

I've actually begun wondering if we're going to see a divided Republican convention, where 3 or more candidates go to (ahem) Cleveland with big chunks of delegates but no one has a majority. Then things will get crazy, and the nuts-and-bolts part (who would Trump's delegates be? How could he select them?) might matter,

Great post. Trump is not

Michael Maiello — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 21:13:56 +0000

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Great post. Trump is not going to fix himself. I am somewhat enjoying watching people who take politics seriously trying to contend with the Trumpmentum. "Surely," they think, "Republican voters will realize that they are acting irresponsibly and will turn back to Rubio or Bush."

Nope.

Trump knows what this audience wants and he is kind of what they deserve. If do hope that the Republicans pull some shenanigans to deny him the nomination because you know he won't forgive and will be a vocal thorn in the side of the nominee for... well, forever.