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LeftInTX

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18. The right is evil and evil always finds its way into our lives.

Reply to YoungDemCA (Original post)

Sun Apr 7, 2013, 10:54 PM

Apr 2013

That's a bit of hyperbole. I've asked the same question myself and can't quite pinpoint it.

We went from a fairly liberal Republican, Nixon/Ford to extremely conservative, Raygun in only 4 years. And to boot Nixon was impeached and Ford did not even win re-election. However, I don't think Raygun won because he was extremely conservative. I think he won because he was a movie star and people liked him more than Carter.

But still evil abhors a vacuum.....

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What caused the shift of America's political "center"? [View all] YoungDemCA Apr 2013 OP

Money. rrneck Apr 2013 #1

Plus 30 years of St. RayGun's policies enacted by the SCOTUS as well as ALEC Vincardog Apr 2013 #12

Follow The Money n/t fredamae Apr 2013 #2

..into the pockets of the wealthy... YoungDemCA Apr 2013 #3

I will affirm that is fredamae Apr 2013 #5

A corrupted news media designed to propagandize the interests of the Ownership Class Octafish Apr 2013 #4

that's my vote also. Even NPR has a noticeable right wing slant these days rurallib Apr 2013 #13

Yep. And sites like Alternet and Commondreams are so full of shit... it's not even funny. nt Comrade_McKenzie Apr 2013 #14

Money which buys the politicians, MSM, and elections: the result is the people are indepat Apr 2013 #6

Money. It's not just the US. Canada and Europe also. nt octoberlib Apr 2013 #7

Are you familiar with ALEC? magellan Apr 2013 #8

Money, yes, but particularly the turn toward corporate money HereSince1628 Apr 2013 #9

GWB's base... YvonneCa Apr 2013 #10

Media consolidation, corporate propaganda, televangelists, and cowardice? limpyhobbler Apr 2013 #11

the collapse of the industrial base thus causing the collapse of the political power of the unions Douglas Carpenter Apr 2013 #15

Money, propoganda, globalization, religion, and institutionalized state and corporate crime. PufPuf23 Apr 2013 #16

+1 Dawson Leery Apr 2013 #17

+ Reagan Democrats, DLC Republicrats, Newt, Tom Delay, moondust Apr 2013 #20

The right is evil and evil always finds its way into our lives. LeftInTX Apr 2013 #18

I don't routinely look for one cause for anything in society. randome Apr 2013 #19