Reply #41: Minstrel, all indications are that the current nightmare has its roots... [View All]

[Junkdrawer]

in the late 70s when the reaction to Vietnam and Nixon was the election of Jimmy Carter, the election of a large number of fresh faced "Watergate Babies" to Congress, and the first-ever look into the inner-workings of the CIA (e.g. the Church Committee).

At that time:

1.) The Moral Majority was born.
2.) NCPAC successfully targeted Church, McGovern and a host of other liberal leaders.
3.) The Urosevitch Brothers were funded to start what would later become ES&S Vote and Diebold Election Systems.
4.) Ronald Reagan set the pattern for "feel good", "empty suit", "impeachment proof" presidential candidates.

The First Wave of Right Wing Reactionaries (1980->1992) were held back to some extent by a moderately active press. Through buyouts and intimidation, this was corrected and the Second Wave (2000->???) is well underway.