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Tanenhaus: Populism, Politics and the Power of Sarah Palin

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SanFranciscoZionist12/06/2009 1:43:02 pm PST

re: #153 Soap_Man

So with this adjustment, would the statement be more accurate? “I always felt that right-wing populism was still very pro-capitalism and takes a “good for them” attitude toward wealthy white conservatives.”

I’m sure they mostly feel OK about wealthy non-white conservatives, although people’s mileage may vary.

Also, you can be rich, and very powerful, without being considered an elite, if you play it just right. Witness Rush Limbaugh. This is the political inverse side of the girls from wealthy families who would insist that they were oppressed by our university because they were people of color, while lecturing white girls on scholarship about their racism.