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rampartd

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6. brooks is usually wrong

Reply to Sparkly (Original post)

Thu Feb 13, 2025, 08:46 PM

Feb 2025

but there should be different terms for trump and actual populists huey long or william jennings bryan.

"a chicken in every pot" huey long

"chickens, what a beautiful word, we really love chickens don't we folks, and sleepy joe biden took all of your chickens......."

"cross of gold' bryan

""a bitcoin reserve ...."

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David Brooks: "Can We Please Stop Calling These People Populists?" [View all] Sparkly Feb 2025 OP

Hey, David... rubbersole Feb 2025 #1

My sentiments exactly. Sparkly Feb 2025 #4

Wow. Brooks must have become possessed by a liberal demon Wicked Blue Feb 2025 #2

Aw thank you!! Sparkly Feb 2025 #3

Kick dalton99a Feb 2025 #5

Thank you for the honor! Sparkly Feb 2025 #7

brooks is usually wrong rampartd Feb 2025 #6

Exactly - a shelf full of dictionaries. Sparkly Feb 2025 #8

will be great if more people wake up Skittles Feb 2025 #9

Fuck you where you breathe, David Brooks. You're LATE. Paladin Feb 2025 #10

We must understand poor David! Sparkly Feb 2025 #13

"Poor David" can go blow a bulldog, as far as I'm concerned... (nt) Paladin Feb 2025 #16

The way we use the word working class in the U somsai Feb 2025 #11

Collar colors are another way. Sparkly Feb 2025 #14

I get tired of European labels like "working class" wrongly applied to the US. valleyrogue Feb 2025 #12

I typed too soon! Sparkly Feb 2025 #15