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On #ThisDayInHistory in 1968, #RichardNixon won election as president. His combination of #liberal policies, #anticommunism, and the #SouthernStrategy's appeal to #racists created an easy comeback victory. Lessons learnt in the #Goldwater & #Nixon runs laid a template for Reagan.

gunchleoc Aug 30

The Alt-Right Playbook： The Death of a Euphemism

https://tbh.co-shaoghal.net/w/vUMhhZggy5jDhyqLztxRRM

The Alt-Right Playbook： The Death of a Euphemism

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PrivacyDigest Aug 8

The #Paranoid Style in American #Politics ( Harper’s 1964)

American politics has often been an arena for angry minds. In recent years we have seen angry minds at work mainly among extreme right-wingers who have now demonstrated in the #Goldwater movement how much political leverage can be got out of the animosities & passions of a small minority… I call it the paranoid style … heated #exaggeration, #suspiciousness , & #conspiratorial #fantasy that I have in mind
#maga

https://harpers.org/archive/1964/11/the-paranoid-style-in-american-politics/

The Paranoid Style in American Politics, by Richard Hofstadter

Harper's Magazine

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Skip Lacaze Nov 10, 2024

@KeithDJohnson It’s important to remember that this was not instigated by billionaires. Low-cost public universities were one of the first targets of the anti-tax movement in California in the 1960s—the University of California’s longstanding state support, which allowed all students to attend tuition-free, was one of the first victims of Governor #Reagan. The reactionary right of the time included many of the rich, especially the Southern California apartment owners represented by #HowardJarvis, along with the Birchers, McCarthyites, and others who supported #Goldwater. However, the majority of rental properties were owned by middle class people, from lower to upper, trying to move up and provide for their retirement, just like the main street small businessman you’re talking about. Almost every one of those people were hard right by 1966, when Reagan first ran. They had already repealed the #RumfordFairHousingAct and collaborated with their business peers to oppose every liberal initiative.

Coach Pāṇini ®Oct 31, 2024

#Goldwater

Sue Cohen Oct 22, 2024

Finally tho people like @BandyXLee1 have been warning US since 2016
The #DutyToWarn outweighs the #Goldwater Rule
Trump is a Malignant Narcissist & Sociopath who is a
Clear & Present DANGER to US & the world
1-
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/06/14/1538440/-Donald-J-Trump-is-a-Pathological-Narcissist
2-
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-goldwater-dementia_n_6716c72be4b011ffe51780f3
#GoldwaterRule

Donald J.Trump is a Pathological Narcissist

Almost one year ago to the day, Donald Trump began his Presidential campaign descending down an escalator in Trump Tower. Most of us thought it was a publicity stunt, just another grandstanding bid for attention and did not take him seriously. ...

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DoomsdaysCW Oct 18, 2024

'The Death Trap' Dangerous Jet #CombatTraining Dramatically Increases Over #TohonoOodham Nation

By #BrendaNorrell, #CensoredNews, Oct. 17, 2024

SELLS, Arizona -- "The #USMilitary has dramatically increased its dangerous jet combat fighting over the heart of the Tohono O'odham Nation, with combat jets, a private #corporation and a plane labeled as "the death trap," due to safety violations.

"Tohono O'odham who live below say the #SonicBlasts are breaking the plaster in their traditional homes. Dangerous flares endanger all life below, including the #EndangeredSpecies of #SonoranPronghorn and more. With the risk of deadly crashes, Tohono O'odham are at risk below, including those in the community of #Pisinemo this week.

"The U.S. Air Force now plans to expand its dangerous use of the #airspace over Tohono O'odham, #Apache and #Yaqui communities in #Arizona. #SacredPlaces including #BaboquivariPeak on the Tohono O'odham Nation are among those at risk.

"The enormous #Goldwater#ange -- 1.9 million acres in the #SonoranDesert west of the Tohono O'odham Nation -- was set aside for U.S. military training, yet the military is consistently using Tohono O'odham Nation airspace.
The #USAirForce wants to authorize more #supersonic blasts training at lower altitudes. The dangerous expansion includes airspace over #NativeAmericanNations, and scenic regions of Arizona and western #NewMexico."

#ProtectTheSacred #Environment #ProtectNature #NoWar #NoisePollution #TohonoOodhamNation #SanCarlosApache #PascuaYaqui #ATAC #PlaneCrashes #F16s #AirIsLife

'The Death Trap' Dangerous Jet Combat Training Dramatically Increases Over Tohono O'odham Nation

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Doug Baker - Elbows Up!Oct 4, 2024

@DemocracyMattersALot
That was the Dem response 60 years ago when the #GOP ran #Goldwater. The GOP slogan was "In your heart you know he's right" and the Dems responded "In your guts you know he's nuts".

Richard Rathe Oct 3, 2024

Re-reading Hofstadter's "The Paranoid Style in American Politics" for about the fifth time.

This edition has an excellent, long forward by Sean Wilentz (adds context, and brings it up to date with what came after the author's death).

Written in the 1960s, this book explains SO MUCH about what is happening NOW!

Audiobook available to check-out for free!

https://www.overdrive.com/media/3989985

#RichardHofstadter #Politics #Paranoid #Republicans #GOP #PseudoConservatives #Trump #Goldwater #Reagan

The Paranoid Style in American Politics

This timely reissue of Richard Hofstadter's classic work on the fringe groups that influence American electoral politics offers an invaluable perspective on contemporary domestic affairs. In The Paranoid Style in American Politics, acclaimed histo...

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PeggyStuart Jul 7, 2024

Psychiatrists are restricted by the #Goldwater Rule, however. I assume that isn't binding on psychologists, who are not medical doctors.
https://www.psychiatry.org/news-room/apa-blogs/the-goldwater-rule

The Goldwater Rule: Why breaking it is Unethical and Irresponsible

The unique atmosphere of this year’s election cycle may lead some to want to psychoanalyze the candidates, but to do so would not only be unethical, it would be irresponsible.