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Tanenhaus: Populism, Politics and the Power of Sarah Palin

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Obdicut (Now with 2% less brain)12/06/2009 12:38:55 pm PST

re: #104 Guanxi88

Would you attribute bigotry to a Black man who finds himself uncomfortable living in, say, small-town Idaho after ahving lived in Detroit all his life?

Why do you feel that’s an apt comparison? I’m really not getting how this is at all similar to the experience of American blacks.

I dunno. I imagine that there are many people who find themselves uncomfortable if they are in the cultural and ethnic minority.

We’re not talking about the Bushmen of the Khalahari. It’s Hawaii. They’re Americans.

He’s not arguing that it’s a tool of populism. He notes that the racist character of the leadership and their message is part of their appeal.

And that’s perfectly true, so I’m not really understanding your argument.