Effective summary. A lot of our national struggles have deep roots. A book along a similar vein is “The Cousins’ Wars” by Kevin Phillips (also author of Nixon’s Southern Strategy, similarly based on an understanding of the ancient roots of American demography--I’m not sure if he ever truly grappled with the harm his strategy caused, or his misunderstanding of the forces he was unleashing.)
Effective summary. A lot of our national struggles have deep roots. A book along a similar vein is “The Cousins’ Wars” by Kevin Phillips (also author of Nixon’s Southern Strategy, similarly based on an understanding of the ancient roots of American demography--I’m not sure if he ever truly grappled with the harm his strategy caused, or his misunderstanding of the forces he was unleashing.)
Nixon was a complicated and difficult personality. Lost two brothers in childhood. Could never get his father to respect him. Thought (possibly rightly) that the 1960 election was stolen from him, which I think hurt him personally because at least while they were both senators he and Kennedy were friends, and if you watch the debates between the two, there was no animosity. And he turned around and stole the '68 election. And, where did I read this, just today, it was shameful what he did to the Supreme Court. I read it in the Hartmann Report, not the WaPo.
Actually, I was wondering if Kevin Phillips had grappled with the legacy of the Southern Strategy. I know that he was very disgusted with the Bush family, and wrote a book detailing the family’s role in financing the Nazis. Phillips seemed to have been a Main Street Republican, and was deeply suspicious of Walk Street, the financial sector, and the “awl bidness.” I’m pretty sure he wouldn’t be a MAGA type but he did certainly set in motion the conditions for Trumpism to exist.
Effective summary. A lot of our national struggles have deep roots. A book along a similar vein is “The Cousins’ Wars” by Kevin Phillips (also author of Nixon’s Southern Strategy, similarly based on an understanding of the ancient roots of American demography--I’m not sure if he ever truly grappled with the harm his strategy caused, or his misunderstanding of the forces he was unleashing.)
Nixon was a complicated and difficult personality. Lost two brothers in childhood. Could never get his father to respect him. Thought (possibly rightly) that the 1960 election was stolen from him, which I think hurt him personally because at least while they were both senators he and Kennedy were friends, and if you watch the debates between the two, there was no animosity. And he turned around and stole the '68 election. And, where did I read this, just today, it was shameful what he did to the Supreme Court. I read it in the Hartmann Report, not the WaPo.
https://hartmannreport.com/p/what-do-pornography-ginny-thomas
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/01/26/abe-fortas-ginni-thomas/
Actually, I was wondering if Kevin Phillips had grappled with the legacy of the Southern Strategy. I know that he was very disgusted with the Bush family, and wrote a book detailing the family’s role in financing the Nazis. Phillips seemed to have been a Main Street Republican, and was deeply suspicious of Walk Street, the financial sector, and the “awl bidness.” I’m pretty sure he wouldn’t be a MAGA type but he did certainly set in motion the conditions for Trumpism to exist.
Phillips did finally decry the Southern Strategy.
I wouldn't be surprised if Phillips has stopped referring to himself as a Republican...I'll check.
I did...he's been registered as an Independent for DECADES.
I need to find that.