dagblog - Comments for "Conservatives and Counterrevolutionaries: Corey Robin’s “The Reactionary Mind”" http://dagblog.com/link/conservatives-and-counterrevolutionaries-corey-robin-s-reactionary-mind-24294 Comments for "Conservatives and Counterrevolutionaries: Corey Robin’s “The Reactionary Mind”" en Corey Robin is an important http://dagblog.com/comment/247260#comment-247260 <a id="comment-247260"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/link/conservatives-and-counterrevolutionaries-corey-robin-s-reactionary-mind-24294">Conservatives and Counterrevolutionaries: Corey Robin’s “The Reactionary Mind”</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Corey Robin is an important and original thinker. In her review, Geismer writes<strong>: </strong></p> <blockquote> <p>The recent elections in Alabama offer a clear example that the best way to stave off Trumpism is to use the tried and true techniques of direct democracy and grassroots organizing, particularly in marginalized communities. The possibility of combining these tactics with the insights of works like <em>The</em> <em>Reactionary Mind</em> provide a glimmer of hope in this dark hour.</p> </blockquote> <p>This is true but incomplete. It's not enough for progressive resisters to organize. They must articulate and promote truly pro-working people policies.</p> </div></div></div> Mon, 22 Jan 2018 10:21:04 +0000 HSG comment 247260 at http://dagblog.com Read it in context of the http://dagblog.com/comment/247251#comment-247251 <a id="comment-247251"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/link/conservatives-and-counterrevolutionaries-corey-robin-s-reactionary-mind-24294">Conservatives and Counterrevolutionaries: Corey Robin’s “The Reactionary Mind”</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Read it <a href="https://aeon.co/essays/we-should-look-closely-at-what-adam-smith-actually-believed">in context of the Adam Smith piece</a>, in which the conservatives often co-opt ideas that are antithetical to their true beliefs, and instead rewrite them in their favor.</p> </div></div></div> Sun, 21 Jan 2018 16:58:56 +0000 PeraclesPlease comment 247251 at http://dagblog.com