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The rightwing donors who fuel America's culture wars

Apr 23, 2013 19:16

In general, US public opinion is trending liberal. Not that you'd know it from state legislatures bought by conservative dollars

The laws and bills emerging from many of America's statehouses are farther to the right than they've ever been. But the population overall continues to trend moderately leftward. How to explain this growing divergence ( Read more... )

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romp April 24 2013, 02:15:41 UTC

Great summary. I was just brushing up on ALEC the other day too.

I only wish people could see when they're getting played.

moonbladem April 24 2013, 03:01:39 UTC

Very good article, and very true too. Related to the theme of this article, that a minority currently have the loudest voice... the other day, I read that the NRA has 4 million members but the American people number about 300 million. Yet they managed to throw a wrench in the fight for better gun control.

Maybe it's time the majority sees what's going on and becomes the squeaky wheel.

kittenmommy April 24 2013, 05:47:01 UTC

I love your icon!

carmy_w April 24 2013, 17:40:02 UTC

I agree, with your statement, and with kittenmommy-that's a fantastic icon!

skellington1 April 24 2013, 20:51:51 UTC

And of those 4 million members, many don't agree with the NRA's hardline anti-gun-control stance.

lizzy_someone April 24 2013, 03:52:40 UTC

the way the law is written, that also means no oral sex in the Old Dominion, not even for married straight couples.

I'm not married or straight or part of a couple but you can take away my oral sex when you pry it from my cold, dead hands mouth.

actually I don't think it's logically possible to take away something I never had in the first place #foreveralone BUT STILL JUST ON PRINCIPLE I cling to my potential future oral sex. someday. hopefully.

bellichka April 24 2013, 16:47:23 UTC

Haha, this comment. Entirely.

poetic_pixie_13 April 24 2013, 18:56:41 UTC

someday. hopefully

Haha, you and me both.

hinoema April 24 2013, 06:23:26 UTC

And as they become bolder in their claims, those of us who, in fact, represent the majority - supporting equitable policies on taxation, gun safety, access to reproductive care and the like - tend to limit ourselves. We begin to believe that we represent a minority in our country. We don't.

There is the inherent danger of having a PR machine like FOX media pretending to be a news outlet.

effervescent April 24 2013, 06:34:51 UTC

So basically the very rich few are controlling the majority. ._.