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Ken Burch

(50,254 posts) Sun Oct 20, 2013, 05:51 PM Oct 2013

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Don't trust the media's "New American Center "meme.

The media's definition of "center" is very slightly socially moderate(I.E., being nice to gays...at least THIS year)and economically/fiscally reactionary(smash the remaining unions, cut social spending to the bone, deregulate the corporate world.)

It's not the "center" as anybody on Earth knows it. It is, basically, neofeudalism as most of the planet knows it.

Basically, this is about trotting out the "Washington Consensus" of the Nineties in vaguely hipster drag.

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Don't trust the media's "New American Center "meme. (Original Post) Ken Burch Oct 2013 OP

no kidding gopiscrap Oct 2013 #1

They've moved the center to between shitty and insane jsr Oct 2013 #2

Actually....."Don't trust the media" by itself would cover it. yourout Oct 2013 #3

That was also implied... Ken Burch Oct 2013 #5

correct nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #4

gopiscrap

(23,765 posts)

1. no kidding

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Sun Oct 20, 2013, 05:52 PM

Oct 2013

because if the poll questions are ask and worded honestly MOST of the country is somewhat left of center!

jsr

(7,712 posts)

2. They've moved the center to between shitty and insane

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Sun Oct 20, 2013, 05:54 PM

Oct 2013

yourout

(7,534 posts)

3. Actually....."Don't trust the media" by itself would cover it.

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Sun Oct 20, 2013, 05:55 PM

Oct 2013

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)

5. That was also implied...

Reply to yourout (Reply #3)

Sun Oct 20, 2013, 06:04 PM

Oct 2013

...I thought most of us were already up to speed on that particular point.

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)

4. correct

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Sun Oct 20, 2013, 06:04 PM

Oct 2013

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