What is the easiest way to be a successful right-wing political commentator?
In America, it seems to be that if you come from a minority and take political positions against the interests of that minority, you will have a huge market in the American Conservative movement. There is nothing that affluent white men like more than to think their political positions are not selfish or privileged because (a few) disadvantaged people agree with them.
How can I be racist when I agree with Walter Williams about black families and the welfare state? How can I be prejudiced when Milo is gay? Joe the plumber is working class and hates 'Big Government'. Someone on Youtube calls herself a 'factual feminist' by re-framing feminism using gigantic straw-man (or straw-woman) arguments. See, I am a nice person because look [i]who [/i]said this what I agree with.
Of course none of these people have views which represent the broad opinions of the communities that they come from. They do like money though and where there is a demand for something, there will be always be someone willing to meet that demand.
How can I be racist when I agree with Walter Williams about black families and the welfare state? How can I be prejudiced when Milo is gay? Joe the plumber is working class and hates 'Big Government'. Someone on Youtube calls herself a 'factual feminist' by re-framing feminism using gigantic straw-man (or straw-woman) arguments. See, I am a nice person because look [i]who [/i]said this what I agree with.
Of course none of these people have views which represent the broad opinions of the communities that they come from. They do like money though and where there is a demand for something, there will be always be someone willing to meet that demand.
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