tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25656996.post411724973561838270..comments2024-03-28T23:49:28.343+00:00Comments on David Lindsay: They Have Vacated The World of ReasonDavid Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06839882674758833524noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25656996.post-87495520190146541832017-03-04T23:48:23.154+00:002017-03-04T23:48:23.154+00:00Two quick points:
1. It was the Democrats who sta...Two quick points:<br /> 1. It was the Democrats who started the Cold War. It took them a while to bring the Republicans, who were inclined to isolationism, on board. It is true that it appealed to many Republicans but the Cold War was always a Democratic project with the Solid South Democrats the most enthusiastic supporters.<br />2. Hofstadter's 'essay' was crap a long lament that workers had the vote and sometimes used it against the best interests of the intelligentsia. He'd have fitted right in with the current Clintonites-his bugaboo was 'populism.' <br /> But O'Neill is right the New Yorker has gone nuts- Greenwald rips it apart, like a surgeon on speed, at The Intercept. bevinnoreply@blogger.com