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mises
Joined: 05 Nov 2007
Location: retired
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 Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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| caniff wrote: |
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| Guys like Ron Paul (to use Kuros' example) are not the work of the elite. So why does a guy like that win in his district, a lesbian anti-war liberal win in mine, and a neo-con win in a third? |
Maybe becaue the elite don't see these people as a viable threat (and could actually see them as beneficial in that they promote the appearance of a more diverse political landscape).
The MSM for the most part refuses to give RP the time of day and when they do they always insinuate (or flat-out say) that a RP presidential candidacy is hopeless. |
This is my opinion regarding the RP example. If Ron Paul has a meaningful impact on the direction of policy, I'll change my mind.
The Gap khakis ads from a decade ago stick in my mind. One day the firm designates khakis as the thing to wear and we the people go out and buy them. Some people will reject the consumerism, but they're marginal. Same for politics. Obama or whoever has an army of marketing specialists who sell him. The majority go along with it. The Ron Paul followers are such a small minority they don't matter. |
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caniff
Joined: 03 Feb 2004
Location: All over the map
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| Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2011 11:02 pm Post subject: |
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| mises wrote: |
| One day the firm designates khakis as the thing to wear and we the people go out and buy them. |
My ex-girlfriend bought me a pair and I wore the shit out of them. They held up until the bitter end when I finally decided they were shot. After that they were my car repair pants. Next I cut them up (as I do with old clothes) and used them for rags.
I don't shop at The Gap (not really my style) but I got a hell of alot of mileage out of those suckers. |
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