Category: Populists, Page 157
Washington Post Symposium: The Rise of Far Right Populism and Nationalism
Occidental Dissent - Dec 2nd 2019 3:00pm ESTThe Washington Post has a symposium of articles up this afternoon which attempt to explain what is driving us to anxious and confused liberals. Bart Bonikowski and Daniel Ziblatt blame the Center Right for race baiting to win the populist vote in election season only to fail to deliver the goods once in office. There […]
Southern History Series: Sen. Huey Long’s Share Our Wealth Society
Occidental Dissent - Dec 2nd 2019 12:43pm EST
Chris Hayes says that his greatest fear is that someday a demagogue will come along with a draconian anti-immigration policy and offering medicare for all— Douglas Mercer (@douglasmercer33) November 29, 2019 In my view, the Right doesn’t need to reclaim socialism from the Left so much as it needs to embrace economic populism. We need […]New York Times: Progressives Should Appeal To Social Conservative Values To Beat Trump
Occidental Dissent - Dec 1st 2019 2:14pm ESTA new study has found that in order to defeat Donald Trump in the 2020 election the Democratic Party should be trying to win over moderate centrist voters like us. New York Times: “An influential analysis of national polling data by Professors Ellis and Stimson suggests that the most effective candidate in a national election would […]Sen. Josh Hawley Proposes a New Cold War With China and Russia
Occidental Dissent - Nov 27th 2019 12:02pm ESTSen. John Hawley wants to end the “endless wars” in the Middle East, not to wash our hands of the American Empire which has embroiled us in conflicts all over the world which were none of our business, but to pivot toward renewing the Cold War with Russia and China. Wall Street Journal: “When the […]
