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  • Netroots Nation’s Group Identity Politics Disintegrates into Anarchy

    07/20/2015 12:33:02 PM PDT · by Kaslin · 51 replies
    Townhall.com ^ | July 20, 2015 | Rachel Alexander
    For years, the right has been frustrated by the left’s ability to unite various interest groups successfully as a force. The right hasn’t had as much success, with factions calling each other RINOs and lecturing about Reagan’s 11th Commandment. Now, it looks like the left’s ability to work together is finally unraveling. It is happening because the left has become increasingly obsessed with identity politics, labeling everyone in groups and stereotypes instead of as individuals. As we all learned from history, grouping people by race resulted in terrible things like slavery. It is unsustainable, as it breeds resentment toward other...
  • Netroots Nation and Liberal Populism Key to Defeating Hillary

    07/21/2014 5:56:11 AM PDT · by Kaslin · 11 replies
    Townhall.com ^ | July 21, 2014 | Cathy Reisenwitz
    Last week Netroots Nation, formerly Yearly Kos, went down in the city that best represents how well a corrupt, overweening government can respond to changing economic conditions. Detroit, Michigan hosted a meetup for particularly whiny and net-savvy liberals got together to whine about how the Democratic Party isn’t in touch with the people. And it’s within the belly of this discontent beast that we can see the key to defeating Hillary at the ballot box. Netroots refers generally to the lefty blogosphere. It’s kind of like the Tea Party of the that side, in that it’s people who are more...