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Seth Cotlar
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I can't believe liberals went back to 1965 and inserted this article into the LA Times just so that in 2019 they could make up stories about the GOP engaging in a Southern Strategy of appealing to racist white voters!
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"Only in Virginia, the one state where the GOP is not dominated by Goldwater supporters, are the Republicans actively courting the Negro vote."
"The GOP's Southern wing has attracted many young people and drawn strong support from racist organizations and segregationists who defected from the Democratic Party." LA Times, September 1965
"The John Birch Society, which equates the civil rights movement with communism is an important factor in Republican strength in at least 6 of the 11 states of the Old Confederacy." LA Times, September 1965.
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Things people say when they are accused of something ridiculous that they absolutely did not do: "Oh my God. This is terrible. This is the end of my Presidency. I'm fucked."
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Redaction faction, what's your action?
Coverin' up words and phrases and clauses.
Redaction faction, how'd you get traction?
I got three favorite scapegoats
That get most of my job done.
Redaction faction, provide some distraction.
I got Muslims, immigrants, and socialists,
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Occluding connections & making them look right
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Conservative brand building 101
Step 1: Dog whistle for those to your right.
Step 2: Get called out on dog whistling.
Step 3: Play the victim to gin up sympathy/legitimation from centrists and produce even more monetizable anger to your right.
Step 4: Rinse, Repeat.
It's very conceivable that someone unfamiliar with broader cultural trends might use the fairly archaic terms "Judeo-Christian tradition" or "Western Civilization" without intending to dog whistle. But Ben prides himself on his fancy education and cultural savvy.
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