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kpete

(72,006 posts) Thu Jun 14, 2012, 10:36 AM Jun 2012

Krugman (Ouch): "But remember-the big problem is the public isn’t showing enough deference to elite"

"But remember, the big problem is that the public isn’t showing enough deference to the elite."

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/14/historical-echoes/?smid=tw-NytimesKrugman&seid=auto

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Krugman (Ouch): "But remember-the big problem is the public isn’t showing enough deference to elite" (Original Post) kpete Jun 2012 OP

Guilty. DCKit Jun 2012 #1

Money trumps peace. nt raouldukelives Jun 2012 #2

Not showing enough deference to the elite ? bvar22 Jun 2012 #3

but the column is about the rise of extremism due to the lack of political choices offered by HiPointDem Jun 2012 #4

Thank you. I knew that was not the point of any Krugman op. jwirr Jun 2012 #5

DCKit

(18,541 posts)

1. Guilty.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Jun 14, 2012, 11:45 AM

Jun 2012

Send me a big fat check, and I'll try to do better.

raouldukelives

(5,178 posts)

2. Money trumps peace. nt

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Jun 14, 2012, 11:48 AM

Jun 2012

bvar22

(39,909 posts)

3. Not showing enough deference to the elite ?

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Jun 14, 2012, 04:53 PM

Jun 2012

Come and get your "elite" out of my Working Class Ass!

You will know them by their WORKS,
not by their excuses.
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HiPointDem

(20,729 posts)

4. but the column is about the rise of extremism due to the lack of political choices offered by

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Jun 14, 2012, 05:05 PM

Jun 2012

the major parties.

"… the extremes are gaining in Europe because centrist parties are offering voters no meaningful choices. "

explicitly comparing our present situation to the situation before the rise of fascism.

jwirr

(39,215 posts)

5. Thank you. I knew that was not the point of any Krugman op.

Reply to HiPointDem (Reply #4)

Thu Jun 14, 2012, 05:14 PM

Jun 2012

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