Tag Archives: Right-Wing Populism

Don Swift : Paranoid Politics and the Legitimacy Crisis

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Graphic from Framing the Dialogue. Inset images below from NeoRepublica and Pushed to the Left.Paranoid politics:How the legitimacy crisis helps the Republicans The growing lack of confidence in government and democracy occurred most with white, blue-collar people. The extent to … Continue reading →

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Don Swift : Cultural Cognition and Today’s Politics

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Cartoon by Bennett / Chattanooga Times Free Press. Image from Picasa. Fact and fiction: Cultural cognition and today’s politics The scholars have noted a tendency for people to ‘conform their beliefs about disputed matters of fact… to values that define … Continue reading →

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