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Reagen, saw your question from last night this morning. It's a longer discussion for an evening or weekend sometime. -- (edited)

Posted by Name Withheld by Request (aka BlueKopo) Jan 31 '18, 08:55

The ten cent version: The three you mention (and the many others you haven't) aren't conservatives in either traditional or modern senses, but populists and the right is simply more prone to populist movements at the moment.

Many causes for that, though pace of society change, economic factors and government cynicism at all time highs certainly contribute. And I still maintain that the reason there is greater space for them nowadays is that many people who should be involved aren't and it has never been easier to organize.

But the punchline (slash danger) is that I could easily envision a wave where the cynical hustlers could emerge on the progressive party side of the ledger too. We're not quite at that boil, but the ingredients are there. (Save the hesitation on society change, which certainly acts as an accelerant.)

I don't see anything systematic on the left that would be an inherent preventative measure of these types.

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I agree there's nothing systematic and a hustler nearly became Veep on the Dem side - Reagen Jan 31, 09:01 2
- Add Brexit to the list. The thing I'd say is that in the 1990s, the left side of politics realised that if it was going to get elected it had to be - Roger More Jan 31, 09:32 1
  - Totally agree with this. -- nm - ReluctantCynic - Eagles Fan (at least this year) Jan 31, 10:00

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Reagen, saw your question from last night this morning. It's a longer discussion for an evening or weekend sometime. -- (edited)

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