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| − | The abstract for the journal article [https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1745691617746796 At Least Bias Is Bipartisan: A Meta-Analytic Comparison of Partisan Bias in Liberals and Conservatives] which was published in the journal ''Perspectives on Psychological Science'' states:
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| − | Arthur C. Brooks wrote in his article ''Reading Too Much Political News Is Bad for Your Well-Being'': "A 2012 survey conducted by Fairleigh Dickinson University asked a sample of Americans about their news-consumption habits, and quizzed them about U.S. and international political and economic events. They found that those watching the most partisan television news sources—on both the [[leftism|left]] and the [[right-wing|right]]—were often less knowledgeable about world events than those who consumed no news at all."<ref>[https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/10/reading-too-much-political-news-bad-happiness/616651/ Reading Too Much Political News Is Bad for Your Well-Being] by Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 2020</ref>
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| − | *[https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0963721418817755 Psychological Features of Extreme Political Ideologies]
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/@ground_news/videos Ground News - YouTube channel]
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| − | === The Turn by Liel Leibovitz ===
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| − | *[https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/the-turn-liel-leibovitz The Turn] by Liel Leibovitz, ''Tablet Magazine'', DECEMBER 08, 2021
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| − | === Benefits of being not overly political ===
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUvJPdHqYYiEzdFfyTEfudM36KhGLvjUK Benefits and cons of being more apolitical - playlist]
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| − | *"What we found is that most Americans — upward of 80 percent to 85 percent — follow politics casually or not at all. Just 15 percent to 20 percent follow it closely (the people we call “deeply involved”): the group of people who monitor everything from covfefe to the politics of “Cuties.”", Source: [https://archive.ph/j17zo#selection-519.0-527.2 The Real Divide in America Is Between Political Junkies and Everyone Else], NYT, Oct. 20, 2020
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| − | *[https://www.gwern.net/docs/culture/2010-dobelli.pdf Avoid News Towards a Healthy News Diet] By Rolf Dobelli
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| − | Source: ''[[How to Know a Person]]: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen'' by David Brooks. Random House (October 24, 2023)
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| − | Politics, as a seductive form of social therapy for lonely people, offers a sense of belonging and moral action. However, politics does not provide community and connection, as it is fueled by resentment and a desire to validate one's side while shameing the other.
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| − | *"Lacking regular community, political joiners compensate ideologically. Eighty-seven percent report that their ideology gives them a sense of community, compared to 63 percent of ordinary Americans." - [https://www.aei.org/articles/the-lonely-political-crowd/ The Lonely (political) Crowd]
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| − | *[https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-discover-biological-differences-between-liberals-and-conservatives/ Scientists Discover Biological Differences Between Liberals and Conservatives]
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| − | *"And only the empathy (emotional faces) task was significantly associated with moderate ideology."[https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-discover-biological-differences-between-liberals-and-conservatives/]
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| − | *"conservatives tend to be more resilient and have better self-control"[https://academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/article/1/3/pgac066/6590843] (Science proves that conservatives have more machismo!)
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| − | *[https://watson.brown.edu/news/explore/2016/McDermottPoliticalValues New study finds that sexual behaviors align with political values]
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| − | *[https://richardhanania.substack.com/p/liberals-read-conservatives-watch Conservatives, liberals and media consumption]
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| − | *[https://capitalresearch.org/ Capital Research Center]
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| − | == Books: Political terms, political science and other foundational works ==
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| − | '''Encyclopedia:'''
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| − | *[https://www.amazon.com/Blackwell-Encyclopedia-Political-Science-Bogdanor/dp/0631183043/ref=sr_1_6?crid=3G9JFIN6FALZO&keywords=political+encyclopedia&qid=1698542388&s=books&sprefix=Political+ency%2Cstripbooks%2C94&sr=1-6 Blackwell Encyclopedia of Political Science 2nd Edition] by Vernon Bogdanor, Wiley-Blackwell; 2nd edition (April 15, 1992)
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| − | *''Expert Political Judgment: How Good Is It? How Can We Know?'' by Philip E. Tetlock, Princeton University Press; New Ed edition (August 20, 2006).
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| − | == Books on politics ==
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| − | [[File:Edmund Burke2 c.jpg|right|thumb|260px|[[Edmund Burke]]]]
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| − | *[https://www.amazon.com/Privileged-Sex-Martin-van-Creveld/dp/1484983122/ref=sr_1_8?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1478421642&sr=1-8&refinements=p_27%3AMartin+Van+Creveld The Privileged Sex]
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| − | *[http://www.henrydampier.com/2015/03/book-review-equality-the-impossible-quest/ Book Review: Equality: The Impossible Quest]
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| − | === Polarity (International relations) ===
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| − | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polarity_(international_relations) Polarity - International relations]
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| − | *[https://ip-quarterly.com/en/defense-multipolarity In Defense of Multipolarity], INTERNATIONALE POLITIK QUARTERLY (IPQ), Nov 17, 2023, Germany's leading foreign affairs magazine, offering a Berlin view on foreign affairs.
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| − | *[https://news.stanford.edu/press-releases/2020/07/01/meaning-declaratnce-changed-time/ When Thomas Jefferson penned “all men are created equal,” he did not mean individual equality, says Stanford scholar]
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| − | *[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/centuries-long-debate-continues-over-all-men-are-created-equal#:~:text=He%2C%20too%2C%20believes%20that%20%E2%80%9C,legal%20union%20of%20a%20man Centuries-long debate continues over ‘all men are created equal’]
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiUPD-z9DTg The Next Global Superpower Isn't Who You Think | Ian Bremmer]
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfjSRdJZSTM The next global superpower? | Quick Take | GZERO Media]
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| − | == The case for a country having boring politics ==
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| − | *[https://blog.acton.org/archives/121136-the-necessity-of-boring-politics.html The necessity of boring politics]
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| − | *[https://fee.org/articles/the-only-good-politics-are-boring-politics/ The Only Good Politics Are Boring Politics]
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| − | *[https://www.eastoregonian.com/opinion/columnists/other-views-politics-should-be-boring/article_6362b182-17b1-11eb-84a0-2f7581eee1e3.html Politics should be boring]
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| − | *[https://pavementpieces.com/boring-politics-is-good-politics-especially-in-a-pandemic/ Boring Politics is Good Politics – Especially in a Pandemic]
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| − | == United States ==
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| − | [[File:50 star flag.png|right|thumbnail|300px|The flag of the [[United States]] ]]
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| − | *[[Essay: The United States will be the leading power in the world for the foreseeable future|The United States will be the leading power in the world for the foreseeable future]]
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| − | *[http://time.com/3899972/us-superpower-status-military/ These Are the 5 Reasons Why the U.S. Remains the World’s Only Superpower]
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| − | *[[Essay: A new conservative age is rising|A new conservative age is rising]]
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| − | *[https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2020/august-web-only/ive-experienced-this-cultural-moment-before-in-russia.html I’ve Experienced This Cultural Moment Before … in Russia] - Decline of the USA and Christian response
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| − | === United States and reshoring ===
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNxkpqx1LDw The Greatest Reindustrialization Process in US History], video
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| − | *[https://www.forbes.com/sites/billconerly/2023/08/19/us-manufacturers-reshoring-but-it-will-take-a-long-time/?sh=4081a5e54c91 U.S. Manufacturers Reshoring, But It Will Take A Long Time], Forbes, August 19, 2023
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| − | *[https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/01/reshoring-more-domestic-manufacturing-due-to-supply-chain-disruption.html Firms are bringing production back home because of the Ukraine war, China’s slowdown — and TikTok], NBC News, June 1, 2023
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| − | *[https://www.sme.org/technologies/articles/2023/october/reshoring-and-restoring-u.s.-manufacturing/ Reshoring and Restoring U.S. Manufacturing], October 23, 2023
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| − | *[https://www.rbccm.com/en/story/story.page?dcr=templatedata/article/story/data/2023/07/a-new-wave-of-reshoring-for-us-manufacturers A New Wave of Reshoring for US Manufacturers]
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| − | *[https://www.eweek.com/it-management/reshoring-alleviates-supply-chain-issues/ Reshoring Alleviates Supply Chain Issues – But It Needs Tech to Control Costs], eWeek, August 10, 2023
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| − | *[https://www.americanmanufacturing.org/blog/mckinsey-study-shortened-supply-chains-are-coming/ McKinsey Study: Shortened Supply Chains are Coming]
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GgxbBzQfQk Trade and Reshoring in the USA], video
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr0VQxfjAQI The Future of Ohio: Manufacturing Growth and Political Shifts || Peter Zeihan]
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| − | === List of U.S. states and territories by fertility rate ===
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| − | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_fertility_rate List of U.S. states and territories by fertility rate]
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| − | == Libertine values and societal decay ==
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| − | *[https://frjohnpeck.com/why-sexual-morality-may-be-far-more-important-than-you-ever-thought/ Why Sexual Morality May be Far More Important than You Ever Thought]
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| − | *[http://voxday.blogspot.com/2019/12/sexual-immorality-and-decline-of-west.html Sexual immorality and the decline of the West]
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| − | === Jeffrey Epstein and other corruption ===
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| − | *[https://www.amazon.com/One-Nation-Under-Blackmail-Vol/dp/B0BYQGK3Z4/ref=sr_1_1?crid=33P3XBLJZPVH8&keywords=Whitney+Webb&qid=1684626202&s=books&sprefix=whitney+webb%2Cstripbooks%2C87&sr=1-1 One Nation Under Blackmail, Vol. 1: The Sordid Union Between Intelligence and Crime that Gave Rise to Jeffrey Epstein] by Whitney Alyse Webb
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| − | *[https://www.amazon.com/One-Nation-Under-Blackmail-Intelligence/dp/1634243021/ref=sr_1_2?crid=33P3XBLJZPVH8&keywords=Whitney+Webb&qid=1684626202&s=books&sprefix=whitney+webb%2Cstripbooks%2C87&sr=1-2 One Nation Under Blackmail – Vol. 2: The Sordid Union Between Intelligence and Organized Crime that Gave Rise to Jeffrey Epstein Vol. 2] by Whitney Alyse Webb
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=whitney+webb Whitney Alyse Webb - YouTube]
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yf978q67pQs Whitney Webb: How Government Steals From Us, Bombshell Epstein Book]
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdV_c0ihXkU Whitney Webb PART 2: Deep Politics, National Security State, Surveillance & Blackmail]
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| − | == Meritocracy and Egalitarian falsehoods/myths ==
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| − | [[Image:Thomassowell.jpg|thumbnail|150px|right|[[Thomas Sowell]] ]]
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGYl17DiEwo Wealth, Poverty, and Politics]
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-6hMHAGr74 Senator Phil Gramm: Why American inequality is a myth]
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOpdahGGoxE Michael Sandel vs Adrian Wooldridge on Meritocracy]
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7fGQvysrOA Fareed: The idea of meritocracy is under siege]
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS5WYp5xmvI Thomas Sowell on the Myths of Economic Inequality]
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| − | === Books ===
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| − | ==== Wealth, Poverty, and Politics ====
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| − | '''Video:''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGYl17DiEwo Wealth, Poverty, and Politics] by Thomas Sowell; '''Book:'''
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| − | [https://www.amazon.com/Wealth-Poverty-Politics-Thomas-Sowell/dp/046509676X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1J8L1KBNIH7H1&keywords=Wealth%2C+Poverty%2C+and+Politics&qid=1671773443&s=books&sprefix=wealth%2C+poverty%2C+and+politics%2Cstripbooks%2C358&sr=1-1 Wealth, Poverty, and Politics] by Thomas Sowell
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| − | ==== Equality: The Impossible Quest: Reviews ====
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| − | *[https://www.guardian.co.tt/article-6.2.360957.9861119355 Equality: The Impossible Quest] by Martin van Creveld, Review at ''The Guardian''
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| − | *[https://caninedaze.wordpress.com/2015/06/11/115/ A brief review of Equality: The Impossible Quest by Dr. Martin van Creveld (Castalia House, 2015)]
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| − | *[http://www.castaliahouse.com/review-equality-the-impossible-quest-by-dr-martin-van-creveld/ REVIEW: Equality – The Impossible Quest by Dr. Martin van Creveld], Review by Castalia House
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| − | === The Privileged Sex by Martin van Creveld ===
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| − | ''[https://www.amazon.com/Privileged-Sex-Martin-van-Creveld/dp/1484983122/ref=sr_1_3?crid=38KPIPXSI7GUW&keywords=Martin+Van+Creveld&qid=1707633768&s=books&sprefix=martin+van+creveld%2Cstripbooks%2C430&sr=1-3 The Privileged Sex]'' by Martin van Creveld. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (May 18, 2013).
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| − | === Liberal Hypocrisy is Fueling American Inequality ===
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNDgcjVGHIw Liberal Hypocrisy is Fueling American Inequality. Here’s How. | NYT Opinion]
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| − | == Past and present and their interplay ==
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| − | *[https://archive.md/jJ9b0#selection-455.0-455.26 Vladimir Putin: Modern Man: Why the tension in Ukraine may feel deceptively regressive]
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| − | == Muslim migrant problems ==
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp_LA2qE4aM Muslim migrant problems]
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| − | == Rise of right-wing populism ==
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| − | [[File:Donald Trump official presidential photo.jpg|200px|right|thumb|President [[Donald Trump]] is a [[right-wing]] [[populism|populist]]. ]]
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| − | *[https://thewire.in/political-economy/the-race-to-replace-a-dying-neoliberalism-is-on-as-of-now-the-right-wing-is-ahead The Race to Replace a Dying Neoliberalism is On. As of Now, the Right-Wing is Ahead]
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| − | *[https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/2019/01/30/book-review-national-populism-the-revolt-against-liberal-democracy-by-roger-eatwell-and-matthew-goodwin/ Book Review: National Populism: The Revolt Against Liberal Democracy by Roger Eatwell and Matthew Goodwin]
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Roger+Eatwell+and+Matthew+Goodwin Roger Eatwell and Matthew Goodwin - YouTube]
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| − | *[https://www.lse.ac.uk/lse-player?id=4532 National Populism: the revolt against liberal democracy]
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| − | *[https://www.amazon.com/National-Populism-Against-Liberal-Democracy-ebook/dp/B07CV45TCM National Populism: The Revolt Against Liberal Democracy] - book
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| − | === Transnational right-wing politics ===
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| − | *[https://archive.md/6mx1G#selection-1465.0-1465.42 The Vexing Rise of the Transnational Right], The Dipolmat, 2023
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| − | "American dark money supports overseas far-right forces: openDemocracy reported that, between 2008 and 2017, U.S.-based Christian fundamentalists gave $50 million to support far-right causes and parties throughout Europe (a significant sum in the European context). Russian money, bots, hackers, and propaganda have also backed multiple reactionary-populist parties. Russia loaned money to the National Front, a far-right party in France led by Marine Le Pen, in 2014 and threw its weight behind the Brexit campaign to push the United Kingdom out of the European Union."[https://archive.md/6mx1G#selection-1465.0-1465.42]
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| − | === Donald Trump and American right-wing populism ===
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| − | *[https://humanevents.com/2021/04/12/trump-luther-and-the-great-schism-of-liberal-democracy/ TRUMP, LUTHER, AND THE GREAT SCHISM OF LIBERAL DEMOCRACY.]
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| − | ==== Messianic Jew says Trump lost because he had become an idol to many evangelicals ====
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| − | *[https://messiahsmandate.org/what-i-felt-god-told-me-about-the-election-in-september/ What (I felt) God told me about the Election in September]
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| − | *[https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2020/12/29/dont-try-to-tell-me-its-not-a-cult/ Trump's cult of personality]
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| − | == Woke backlash ==
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| − | *[https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/07/europe/war-on-woke-europe-cmd-intl/index.html The 'anti-woke' crusade has come to Europe. Its effects could be chilling] - CNN, January 22, 2022
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| − | == Major causal factors for politics today ==
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| − | *[https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/whats-behind-the-rise-of-radicalism-here-are-some-theories/2019/10/09/d88f4c62-eac2-11e9-9c6d-436a0df4f31d_story.html What’s behind the rise of radicalism? Here are some theories] By Megan McArdle, Washington Post, Oct. 9, 2019
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| − | *[https://quillette.com/2019/05/27/how-progressivism-enabled-the-rise-of-the-populist-right/ How Progressivism Enabled the Rise of the Populist Right], Eric Kaufmann, 2019
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| − | *[https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/09/08/shawn-rosenberg-democracy-228045 The Shocking Paper Predicting the End of Democracy], By RICK SHENKMAN, Politico, September 08, 2019
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| − | *[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/08/10/the-rise-of-populism-shouldnt-have-surprised-anyone/ The rise of populism shouldn’t have surprised anyone], Washington Post, 2017
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| − | *[https://www.businessinsider.com/global-recession-could-boost-far-right-populism-in-us-worldwide-2019-8 Trump rode an 'us versus them' populism all the way to the White House. A global recession could take it to dangerous levels], Business Insider, 2019
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| − | *[https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/interview/civic-tech-expert-the-alliance-between-new-media-and-anti-establishment-forces-is-powerful/ Civic tech guru: Trump, Breitbart and populism are ‘the new normal’], 2017
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| − | *[https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0963721417718261 The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories]
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| − | == Evangelical organizations ==
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| − | *[[Covenant Christian Coalition]]
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| − | == Racial demographic/political shifts ==
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| − | *[https://lawliberty.org/book-review/who-polarized-us/ Who Polarized Us?], Eric kaufmann
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybeLya7G3Gs STUDIES: Whites (not strictly defined) Projected to Become Dominant Supermajority in U.S]
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| − | *[https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2018/14-december/features/features/interview-with-eric-kaufmann-race-on-a-professor-s-whiteboard Interview with Eric Kaufmann: race on a professor’s whiteboard]
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdQaD_RaZ4I Eric Kaufmann on Nationalism, White Identity & Immigration]
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCsTBfsdo50 Harvard: Diversity + Proximity = Republican Voters]
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| − | === Racial demographic shifts - Eric Kaufmann, Book: White Shift ===
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| − | [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=eric+kaufmann+white+shift Eric Kaufmann, Book: White Shift]
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| − | === Multiculturism, Western culture and anti-white bashing ===
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| − | *[https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/white-supremacy-is-bad-western-culture-isnt/2018/06/06/e4569e8c-683d-11e8-a335-c4503d041eaf_story.html?utm_term=.a0bd61ad5c73 White supremacy is bad. Western culture isn’t.]
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| − | === 4 of the major groups/factions in American politics: Free America, Smart America, Real America and Just America ===
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| − | *[https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/07/george-packer-four-americas/619012/ HOW AMERICA FRACTURED INTO FOUR PARTS]
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| − | *[https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/10/large-majorities-dislike-political-correctness/572581/ Americans Strongly Dislike PC Culture], ''The Atlantic'' (25% of USA are conservatives; 8% are social progressives/SJWs, most are somewhere in-between)
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| − | *[https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/06/the-delusions-of-the-radical-centrist.html The Delusions of the Radical Centrist Michael Lind] - Summary of some the various factions in USA politics and how they relate to each other
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| − | === Peter Zeihan's demography series ===
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUvJPdHqYYiHaspPfyBkYLqYfiOXHyduu Peter Zeihan's demography series]
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| − | == Donald Trump's political coalition ==
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| − | == Poverty, equality and inequality ==
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-6hMHAGr74 Senator Phil Gramm: Why American inequality is a myth | Ben Domenech Podcast]
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICsPQnGJEpY Thomas Sowell is Back Again to Discuss His Book Wealth, Poverty, and Politics]
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS5WYp5xmvI Thomas Sowell on the Myths of Economic Inequality]
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| − | *[[Essay: Mr. Leftist, the rich aren't going to bail you out. Get off your butt! And marry before you have sex! Godspeed.|Mr. Leftist, the rich aren't going to bail you out. Get off your butt! And marry before you have sex! Godspeed.]]
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| − | === Liberal Hypocrisy is Fueling American Inequality. Here’s How ===
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNDgcjVGHIw Liberal Hypocrisy is Fueling American Inequality. Here’s How]
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| − | == Academic and highly educated/intelligent people, political elitism and pride/blindsidedness ==
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| − | *[https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2019/08/27/academe-should-avoid-politicizing-educational-attainment-opinion?utm_content=buffer09313&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer Academic and Political Elitism]
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| − | "Yet the cognitive and behavioral science literature suggests that those who are highly educated, intelligent or rhetorically skilled tend to be significantly less likely than most to revise their beliefs or adjust their positions when confronted with evidence or arguments that contradict their priors. This is because, in virtue of knowing more about the world, or being better at arguing, they are better equipped to punch holes in data or arguments that contradict their prior views or to otherwise make excuses for “sticking to their guns” regardless. And so, they do...
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| − | Indeed, research suggests that people with highly refined critical capacities often deploy them to scrutinize others. Hence, those with higher education levels and academic aptitude (college GPA) tend to be less attuned than most to ambiguity, complexity, uncertainty and limitations in their own knowledge -- and less prone to innovative or creative thinking.
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| − | That is perhaps because studies show that, compared to the general public, highly educated or intelligent people tend to be more ideological in their thinking, more ideologically rigid and more extreme in their ideological leanings. Highly educated and intelligent people are also more likely to grow obsessed with some moral or political cause. Research suggests that they are more likely to overreact to small shocks, challenges or slights. Other studies have found that, while they are less likely to be prejudiced against others on the basis of things like race, they tend to be more prejudiced than most against those who seem to think differently than they do -- and often look down on those with less education.
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| − | In short, many of the biases and distortions to which all people are susceptible seem to be even more pronounced among those who are highly educated or intelligent."[https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2019/08/27/academe-should-avoid-politicizing-educational-attainment-opinion?utm_content=buffer09313&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer]
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| − | === Thomas Sowell on the Myths of Economic Inequality ===
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS5WYp5xmvI Thomas Sowell on the Myths of Economic Inequality]
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| − | === People clinging to dead ideas which have repeatedly failed: Ideological necrophilia ===
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| − | "Bernie Sanders’s attraction to massive, government-centered programs places him squarely among populists who dismiss the need to maintain fiscal balances and end up with unsustainable government budget deficits. The plans on his campaign website would amount to an estimated $18 trillion to $30 trillion in new spending over the next 10 years. In pledging a form of European-like socialism to throngs of adoring young people, he doesn’t mention that if they were European, many of them [http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=1036http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=1036 would be unemployed] and without prospects of finding a well-paying job. The bottom line: Many of his policies have already been tested, and many don’t work all that well.
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| − | In a world in which a few keystrokes on a computer can lead to a wealth of information about the track record of a particular economic or political proposal, it’s surprising that ideological necrophilia is still so common. There are many reasons why bad ideas endure, but perhaps the most important is people’s need to believe in a leader when faced with the grave anxieties and uncertainties associated with rapid change—and the demagogue’s inclination in these fragile moments to promise anything, even the discarded notions of demagogues past, in order to obtain and retain power.
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| − | There are many reasons why bad ideas endure, but perhaps the most important is people’s need to believe in a leader when faced with the grave anxieties and uncertainties associated with rapid change—and the demagogue’s inclination in these fragile moments to promise anything, even the discarded notions of demagogues past, in order to obtain and retain power." - [https://carnegieendowment.org/2016/02/24/what-is-ideological-necrophilia-pub-62873 What Is Ideological Necrophilia?] by MOISÉS NAÍM
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| − | == America in crisis. A window of opportunity ==
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| − | *[https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2020/august-web-only/ive-experienced-this-cultural-moment-before-in-russia.html I’ve Experienced This Cultural Moment Before … in Russia], Christianity Today
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| − | == Decline of civilizations ==
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| − | *[https://www.conservapedia.com/User:Conservative/Culture#Decline_of_nations.2Fcivilizations Decline of civilizations]
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| − | == Leftism ==
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| − | [[File:Karl Marx.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Karl Marx]], the creator of Marxism]]
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| − | See: [[Leftism]] and [[Communism]] and [[Marxism]]
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| − | *[http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/01/godlessness_leftism_and_the_worlds_holes.html Godlessness, Leftism, and the World's Holes]
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| − | *[http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/01/the_left_will_always_be_with_us.html The left will always be with us]
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| − | === Leftism is dead/collapsing ===
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| − | *[https://eand.co/how-the-left-died-c7bda59e6812 How the Left Died]
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| − | *[https://eand.co/the-left-is-dying-because-its-turned-into-a-bonfire-of-vanities-1f1f1efc28ab The Left is Dying Because it’s Turned Into a Bonfire of Vanities]
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| − | *[http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/01/the_lefts_1942.html The Left's 1942]
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| − | *[http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/the-left-is-collapsing-everywhere/article/2614491 The Left is collapsing everywhere], ''Washington Examiner'', February 2017
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| − | *[http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/the-collapse-of-the-political-left/article/2609139 The collapse of the political Left], ''Washington Examiner'' by Michael Barone, Dec 7, 2016
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| − | *[https://teejaw.com/americas-dean-politics-says-left-collapsing/ America’s Dean of Politics Says Left is Collapsing], 2016
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| − | *[https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2014/05/30/despite-thomas-piketty-voters-reject-economic-redistribution-n1845041 Despite Thomas Piketty, Voters Reject Economic Redistribution], ''Townhall'', 2014
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| − | === Left-wing authoritarianism ===
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| − | *[https://psyarxiv.com/3nprq/ Clarifying the Structure and Nature of Left-Wing Authoritarianism]
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| − | === Political left collapsing while leftism ascending in Democrat party ===
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xK0p6qOAOts Is the political Left collapsing?], Democrats not doing well politically. Regional party of American NE and some coastal regions and don't have national appeal
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| − | === Identity politics ===
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| − | ==== Anti-white identity politics ====
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| − | *[https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/08/actually_white_people_have_contributed_quite_a_lot.html Actually, white people have contributed quite a lot]
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| − | == Freedom vs. complete autonomy vs. social responsibilities ==
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| − | *[https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2018/april-web-only/why-liberalism-failed-patrick-j-deneen.html How Freedom Became an American Idol]
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| − | == Right-wing news ==
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| − |
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| − | *[http://www.nationalreview.com/article/449418/right-wing-populism-next-target-american-higher-education The Next Right-Wing Populist Will Win by Attacking American Higher Education]
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| − | == Conspiracy thinking and American politics ==
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| − | *[https://www.amazon.com/Paranoid-Style-American-Politics/dp/0307388441/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?crid=2T9VKK5CC2SO5&keywords=paranoid+style+in+american+politics+hoffstetter&qid=1667207961&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIwLjk3IiwicXNhIjoiMC4wMCIsInFzcCI6IjAuMDAifQ%3D%3D&s=books&sprefix=paranoid+style+in+american+politics+hoffstetter%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C310&sr=1-1-fkmr1 The Paranoid Style in American Politics] by Richard Hofstadter
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| − | "This timely reissue of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hofstadter Richard Hofstadter]'s classic work on the fringe groups that influence American electoral politics offers an invaluable perspective on contemporary domestic affairs. In The Paranoid Style in American Politics, acclaimed historian Richard Hofstadter examines the competing forces in American political discourse and how fringe groups can influence — and derail — the larger agendas of a political party. He investigates the politics of the irrational, shedding light on how the behavior of individuals can seem out of proportion with actual political issues, and how such behavior impacts larger groups. With such other classic essays as “Free Silver and the Mind of 'Coin' Harvey” and “[https://www.jstor.org/stable/30031332 What Happened to the Antitrust Movement?], ” The Paranoid Style in American Politics remains both a seminal text of political history and a vital analysis of the ways in which political groups function in the United States."[https://www.amazon.com/Paranoid-Style-American-Politics/dp/0307388441/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?crid=2T9VKK5CC2SO5&keywords=paranoid+style+in+american+politics+hoffstetter&qid=1667207961&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIwLjk3IiwicXNhIjoiMC4wMCIsInFzcCI6IjAuMDAifQ%3D%3D&s=books&sprefix=paranoid+style+in+american+politics+hoffstetter%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C310&sr=1-1-fkmr1]
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| − | === Conspiracy thinking and American politics - essay by Richard Hofstadter ===
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| − | *[https://archive.ph/u3FiQ The Paranoid Style in American Politics] - Essay by Richard Hofstadter
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| − | === Academic discussion ===
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hXgIkHAbSE The Paranoid Style, Past and Present]
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| − | === Research ===
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| − | *[https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0963721417718261 The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories]
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| − | == Tucker Carlson ==
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| − |
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVT9ETXMCf8 Tucker Carlson: This should make you nervous]
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgSqVNnH0R8 Tucker Carlson: This is a manufactured disaster]
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| − | == Peter L. Berger's blog ==
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| − |
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| − | *[http://www.the-american-interest.com/berger/ Peter L. Berger's blog]
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| − |
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| − | == Eastern culture vs. Western culture ==
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| − |
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| − | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_Despotism Oriental despotism]
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| − |
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| − | *[http://www.1000ventures.com/business_guide/crosscuttings/cultures_east-west-phylosophy.html East* vs. West: Life Philosophy, Cultural Values, Mindset]
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| − |
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| − | *[https://absoluteinternship.com/blog/east-vs-west-5-cultural-differences-international-student-should-know/ East vs West: 5 Cultural Differences International Student Should Know]
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| − |
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| − | *[https://medium.com/@tanmaynitinpatil/understanding-the-difference-between-eastern-western-culture-d20f94dbf956 Understanding the Difference Between Eastern & Western Culture]
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| − |
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| − | == Western culture ==
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyLUIXWnrC0 The Truth About Popular Culture]
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| − | === Feminism ===
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| − |
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| − | *[https://sites.google.com/site/westernwomenfeminism101/ Feminism]
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| − |
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| − | === Identity politics ===
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| − |
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| − | *[https://www.city-journal.org/html/identity-politics-death-grip-15500.html Identity politics death grip]
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| − | === Racial politics and immigration ===
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| − | *[https://www.amazon.com/Whiteshift-Populism-Immigration-Future-Majorities/dp/1468316974/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1538725168&sr=8-1&keywords=whiteshift+kaufmann Whiteshift: Populism, Immigration and the Future of White Majorities] by Eric Kaufmann
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| − |
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| − | == Paul Joseph Johnson ==
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| − |
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/user/PrisonPlanetLive/videos Paul Joseph Johnson]
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| − |
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| − | == Gerald Celente YouTube channel ==
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| − |
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| − | *[http://www.youtube.com/user/gcelente?feature=watch Gerald Celente YouTube channel]
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| − |
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| − | == Donald Trump ==
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| − | [[File:Donald Trump Speaking in Fountain Hills.jpg|thumb|Trump speaking in Fountain Hills, Arizona in March 2016.]]
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| − | See: [[Donald Trump]]
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| − |
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| − | === Trump and Christianity/religion ===
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| − |
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRcnJPQqY0c Recognizing God's Hand in Donald Trump's Election]
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ix4TJjkpWyA Importance of the 'faith factor' in Trump's election win]
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| − | *[https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2016/november/michele-bachmann-on-election-night-prayer-the-lord-did-this Michele Bachmann on Election Night Prayer: 'The Lord Did This']
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybTExvMfW1A Billy Graham's Son: God Put Trump in Office]
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4TNHZ2HKlc Franklin Graham: God had a hand in this election]
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjvoiOWmyZs Sarah Sanders: God wanted Trump as president]
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYel347vNRc ‘God is the ultimate’: How Trump talks about his faith]
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okkwHr9nrNQ Trump Pledges to Protect Christianity]
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKXvznk3rI0 Christmas message from President and Mrs. Trump]
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbBKsensXcY Trump: We're saying 'Merry Christmas' again]
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWdzygLq1UE Trump on saying ‘Merry Christmas’]
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36qhTfCWdiw Trump Responds To Pope]
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| − |
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| − | === 2020 Presidential election anomolies ===
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| − |
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| − | *[https://www.tnonline.com/20201214/election-anomalies-deserve-scrutiny/ 2020 Presidential Election anomalies deserve scrutiny]
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| − | ===2020 Pro the election was not fraudulent ===
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| − |
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| − | *[https://claremontreviewofbooks.com/why-trump-lost/ Why Trump Lost] - Claremont Institute (conservative thinktank)
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| − |
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| − | === Trump derangement syndrome ===
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| − |
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| − | *[https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/opinion/article/Letter-The-cause-of-Trump-Derangement-Syndrome-17601504.php Letter: The cause of Trump Derangement Syndrome]
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| − |
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| − | *[https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-next-pandemic-trump-derangement-syndrome-11594336574 The Next Pandemic: Trump Derangement Syndrome], WSJ
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| − |
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| − | *[https://thehill.com/opinion/3723999-feehery-trump-derangement-syndrome-dooms-dems/ Feehery: Trump Derangement Syndrome dooms Dems], The Hill
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| − |
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| − | *[https://democracyjournal.org/magazine/48/mass-psychology-in-the-age-of-trump/ Mass Psychology in the Age of Trump], a liberals explanation of Trump derangement syndrome
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| − |
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| − | == Demography and religion/Global Christianity ==
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| − | [[File:Eric Kaufmann.jpg|right|thumbnail|400px|[[Eric Kaufmann]] ]]
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| − | *[http://conversation.lausanne.org/en/resources/detail/13027#.U5N_6Z5hwkk Christianity in its global context]
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| − |
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| − | *[http://www.sneps.net/RD/uploads/1-Shall%20the%20Religious%20Inherit%20the%20Earth.pdf Shall the religious inherit the earth] - [[Eric Kaufmann]]
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| − |
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| − | *[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-future-of-european-darwinism-and_16.html Europe and religion/creationism]
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| − |
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| − | *[http://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/magazine/europes-muslim-future/#.U5N98CgvC1s Europe and Islam] - Eric Kaufmann
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| − | American evangelical hispanics:
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| − |
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| − | *[http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-02-11-population-study_N.htm American Hispanic population to triple by 2050]
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| − | *[http://publicreligion.org/research/2013/09/hispanic-values-survey-2013/ How shifting religious and other experiences are affecting Hispanic political identities - Pew Research]
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| − |
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| − | Eric Kaufmann:
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| − |
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| − | *[https://twitter.com/epkaufm Eric Kaufmann's Twitter feed]
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| − | *[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Eric-Kaufmann/104461412989297 Eric Kaufmann - Facebook]
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| − |
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| − | == Decline of the state/nations ==
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| − | *[https://press.armywarcollege.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1764&context=parameters The Fate of the State by MARTIN VAN CREVELD]
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| − | *[http://sultanknish.blogspot.com/2011/11/decline-of-nations.html Decline of nations]
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| − |
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| − | *[http://www.roca.org/OA/36/36h.htm Men have forgotten God] by Aleksander Solzhenitsyn
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| − |
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| − | *[[Juan Donoso Cortés' speech to the Spanish Parliament on January 4, 1849]]
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| − |
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| − | == Expansion of right-wing material on the internet ==
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| − |
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| − | *[https://www.axios.com/the-partisan-explosion-of-digital-news-2279022772.html The recent explosion of right-wing news sites]
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| − |
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| − | *[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3dy7vb/why-the-right-is-dominating-youtube Why the Right Is Dominating YouTube] - Vice News
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| − |
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HndA5MoxK08 Why the Right is Dominating YouTube (A Response to Vice)]
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| − |
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| − | *[https://www.nctv.nl/binaries/psychological-effects-of-right-wing-and-islamic-extremist-internet-videos_tcm31-30177.pdf Psychological effects of right-wing and Islamic extremist videos] - Netherlands and German report
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| − |
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| − | === Funders of right-wing media ===
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| − |
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ApjSrB6E1c Why Is There So Much Right-Wing Media?]
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| − |
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| − | == The influence of wealthy class, media and the military-industrial complex on American politics ==
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| − |
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx2gycZSdB8 WHO RULES AMERICA - FULL DOCUMENTARY] - Based on a book by the psychology/sociology professor [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._William_Domhoff G. William Domhoff] (Midwesterner who studied psychology at liberal colleges)
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| − |
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| − | === Manufacturing consent ===
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| − | [[Image:Chomsky3.gif|right|thumbnail|170px|[[Noam Chomsky]] ]]
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| − | See: [[Noam Chomsky]]
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| − |
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2OhID5pFfg Noam Chomsky Explains The Propaganda Model in 5 Minutes | Manufacturing Consent (Part 1)]
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| − |
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbdmEf05EFk ‘There Is Always a Fringe of Dissidents’ — Noam Chomsky On The Propaganda Model (Part 2)]
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| − |
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pf-tQYcZGM4 Noam Chomsky's Manufacturing Consent revisited | The Listening ]
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| − |
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z_4HdnUdHA Does "Manufacturing Consent" Still Hold Up? — Matt Christman]
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuwmWnphqII Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media | Feature Film]
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| − |
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34LGPIXvU5M Noam Chomsky - The 5 Filters of the Mass Media Machine]
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| − |
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txBRml8k86M Noam Chomsky - Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media (Audiobook) [1/2]
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| − |
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQXginhTsHE Noam Chomsky - Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media (Audiobook) [2/2]
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| − |
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| − | === USA, power and politics ===
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| − |
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| − | *[https://www.vox.com/2016/5/9/11502464/gilens-page-oligarchy-study Remember that study saying America is an oligarchy? 3 rebuttals say it's wrong.] - Ordinary citizens get what they want about half the time.
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| − |
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| − | *[https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-echochambers-27074746 Study: US is an oligarchy, not a democracy] - Appears to be incorrect and/or misleading
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| − |
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| − | ==== Related resources ====
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| − |
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhOOziH7QAo The Illusion of Democracy | Who Really Controls our Lives]
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CigJwSaRxGQ Guided democracy: The Illusion of Choice. ( Walter Lipmann, Chomsky and Edward Bernays )]
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDsp2apG5zQ Corporations Control Our Governments: Here’s How | Aaron Bastani meets Matt Kennard | Downstream]
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| − |
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| − | ==== Problems with the news and politicians frequent kabuki theatre pronouncements ====
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| − |
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| − | *[https://hbr.org/1995/05/why-the-news-is-not-the-truth Why the News Is Not the Truth], Harvard Business Review, 1995
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| − |
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| − | == Feminism ==
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| − |
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| − | *[https://sites.google.com/site/feminism8338/ Feminism]
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| − |
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| − | == Secular left ==
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| − |
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| − | *[https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/mueller-nothing-burger-report-exposes-folly-of-the-secular-left Mueller ‘nothing burger’ report exposes folly of the secular left]
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| − | == Political/religious essays ==
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| − |
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| − | *[http://www.scifiwright.com/2017/02/the-last-crusade-rip-van-con/ The Last Crusade: Rip van Con]
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| − |
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| − | == Islam ==
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| − |
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| − | === Europe: Mass immigration, guilt and a continent on the brink of 'societal catastrophe'===
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| − |
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| − | *[http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/how-europe-built-its-own-funeral-pyre-then-leapt-in/ How Europe Built It’s Own Funeral Pyre, Then Leapt In]
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| − | === Islamic populations hitting various percentages of population and the consequences ===
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| − |
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| − | *[http://www.virtueonline.org/what-islam-isnt-dr-peter-hammond What Islam Isn't - Dr. Peter Hammond]
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| − | *[http://archive.frontpagemag.com/readArticle.aspx?ARTID=30675 What Islam Isn't - Dr. Peter Hammond], 2008 - from his 2005 book
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| − |
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| − | === Islam and indoctrination ===
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| − |
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| − | *[http://questioning-islam.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/On-Islam-and-Indoctrination-2016.pdf Islam and indoctrination]
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| − |
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| − | === Islam, Europe and demographics ===
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| − |
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| − | *[http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/26/muslim-majority-in-france-projected-in-40-years/ French researcher Charles Gave says Muslims to be majority in Europe within two generations]
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| − |
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| − | *[http://www.pewforum.org/2017/11/29/europes-growing-muslim-population/ Europe's growing Muslim population]
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| − |
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| − | == Muslims/evangelicals. Secular leftism collapsing faster than I expected ==
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| − | [[Image:Khvhkgfiy.jpg|right|thumb|[[Secular left]]ist [[Vladimir Lenin]] ]]
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| − | Please read the following articles:
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| − |
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| − | *[http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/26/muslim-majority-in-france-projected-in-40-years/ French researcher Charles Gave says Muslims to be majority in Europe within two generations]
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| − |
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| − | *[https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/11044/europe-white-death Europe: The Great White Death?]
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| − |
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| − | *[http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-02-20/frances-muslim-demographic-future France's Muslim Demographic Future]
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| − | *[https://www.csmonitor.com/World/2012/0712/In-a-France-suspicious-of-religion-evangelicalism-s-message-strikes-a-chord In a France suspicious of religion, evangelicalism's message strikes a chord]
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| − | *[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/07/immigrant-evangelical-churches-are-fast.html Immigrant evangelical churches are a fast growing movement in France.]
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| − | *[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/nearly-half-young-french-voters-marine-le-pen-emmanuel-macron-french-election-2017-a7723291.html Nearly half of young French voters backed Marine Le Pen, projections suggest]
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| − |
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| − | *[http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/858445/German-election-2017-Angela-Merkel-CDU-AFD-Jamaica-coalition-Theresa-May Angela Merkel ‘will become a lame duck very quickly’ as she polls worse than Theresa May]
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| − |
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| − | *[[East Asia and global desecularization]]
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| − | Germany/France are two main pillars upon which Western, secular, liberalism rests now. If Gave is roughly correct (he did have a mathematical error as per the latter link given above), then an anti-atheism, anti-homosexuality, ant-feminism Muslim population may strike a huge blow against secular leftism much earlier than I thought.
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| − | On top of this, Merkel appears to be much weaker now and the French youth are becoming more right-wing in recent years.
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| − | I do know that Muslims are not assimilating and they tend to live in isolated ghettos in France (See: [[European desecularization in the 21st century]]).
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| − | My guess is that the accuracy of Gave's calculation rests on whether or not the fertility rate of French Muslims will about stay the same or significantly drop in the next 40 years.
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| − | After all is said and done, secular leftism appears to be between a quickly growing hammer of right-wing populism and an anvil of Muslim/Christian evangelicalism.
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| − |
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| − | Secular leftism is collapsing much faster than I anticipated. However, I did foresee an acceleration of desecularization happening in the world so I was not completely caught off guard (see: [[Acceleration of 21st century desecularization]]).
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| − | == Election betting odds ==
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| − | *[http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016/02/07/stossel-why-marco-rubio-and-hillary-clinton-are-2016s-likely-nominees.html Election betting odds - Advantages over pundits/polls]
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| − | *[http://www.paddypower.com/ Paddy Power] and [http://www.paddypower.com/bet/other-politics/us-politics?ev_oc_grp_ids=791149 Paddy Power - US presidential election]
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| − | *[https://electionbettingodds.com/ US election betting odds]
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| − | *[https://betting.betfair.com/politics/us-politics/ Betfair US poliitcs]
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| − | === Accuracy of political prediction/betting markets ===
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| − | *[http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/something-better-than-polls-for-political-predictions-you-bet/ Something better than polls for political predictions? You bet!]
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| − | *[https://www.aei.org/publication/place-bets-political-junkies-follow-prediction-markets/ Why all political junkies should follow prediction markets]
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| − | *[http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/12/presidential-election-2016-gambler-predicts-213430 Politico story on political betting websites]
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| − | *[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/keith-thomson/how-gamblers--historys-mo_b_2011534.html How Gamblers — History’s Most Accurate Election Forecasters — Are Betting on 2012]
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| − | *[http://addictinginfo.org/2015/12/19/professional-bookies-predict-elections-with-91-accuracy-they-say-the-gop-nominee-will-be/ In May of 2015 bookies said Rubio would be the Republican nominee]]
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| − | [[File:ElectionBettingOdds website accuracy.jpg|thumbnail|center|1600px|Screen shot from the website ElectionBettingOdds.com.[https://electionbettingodds.com/TrackRecord.html] The website is run by Maxim Lott and [[John Stossel]].]]
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| − | *[https://kirkcenter.org/conservatism/ten-conservative-principles/ Ten Conservative Principles] by [[Russell Kirk]]
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| − | *[[Essay: Liberal meltdown and desperation tactics: A look at the future]]
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| − | *[[Essay: Political tremors and the supervolcano of conservatism|Political tremors and the supervolcano of conservatism]]
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| − | *[[Essay: Liberals are pantywaists. They have a weak ideology. They will be defeated.|Liberals are pantywaists. They have a weak ideology. They will be defeated.]]
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| − | *[[Essay: Richard Dawkins and the supervolcanic eruption of feminist atheism|Richard Dawkins and the supervolcanic eruption of feminist atheism]]
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| − | *[https://thefederalist.com/2022/10/25/democrats-the-only-way-to-save-democracy-is-one-party-rule/ Democrats: The Only Way To Save Democracy Is One-Party Rule]
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| − | == Hardball GOP politics ==
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| − | [[File:Roger Stone.jpg|thumb|250px|right|[[Roger Stone]] with his wife Nydia]]
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| − | See also: [[Lee Atwater]] and [[Roger Stone]]
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| − | ==== Roger Stone and Roy Cohn ====
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IPyv4KgTAA Get me Roger Stone]
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTfOVmukqYA Get Me Roger Stone segment on Roy Cohn]
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| − | === Lee Atwater ===
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgfDT0gKq4U&list=PLUvJPdHqYYiEhKu2n0ueAH6g9zrbuMV3n Lee Atwater]
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| − | == The modern idea of retirement rather than working until you cannot ==
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| − | *[https://www.tfginvest.com/insights/the-history-of-retirement The History of Retirement]
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| − | *[https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/a-brief-history-of-retirement-its-a-modern-idea/ A brief history of retirement: It’s a modern idea]
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| − | 2013 ''Seattle Times'' article: "Now, governments are reversing those policies and raising retirement ages to prevent aging populations from breaking their budgets. And older people, who now enjoy better health, are working longer again: In the United States, 18.6 percent of people 65 and older were working or looking for work as of November 2013. That was up from a record-low 10.4 percent in January 1985, according to Labor Department figures dating to 1948."[https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/a-brief-history-of-retirement-its-a-modern-idea/]
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| − | [[File:Russell Kirk.jpg|thumbnail|300px|[[Russell Kirk]] was an American political theorist, conservative intellectual, historian of ideas, social critic, and man of letters, who is best known for his role in the American conservative movement. ]]
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| − | '''1.''' [https://kirkcenter.org/conservatism/ten-conservative-principles/ Ten Conservative Principles] by [[Russell Kirk]]
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| − | '''2.''' Miller, John L., "[http://www.traversemagazine-digital.com/traversemagazine/200701/?b=0&u1=text His Conservative Mind,]" ''Traverse'' (January 2007).
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| − | '''3.''' [https://press.armywarcollege.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1764&context=parameters The Fate of the State] by MARTIN VAN CREVELD, a historian (The article is on big government and how it is losing power and/or effectiveness).
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| − | 1. A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful (1757) by [[Edmund Burke]], [https://www.gutenberg.org/files/15043/15043-h/15043-h.htm Complete text of the book online]
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| − | *[https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/burkes-a-philosophical-enquiry-into-the-origin-of-our-ideas-of-the-sublime-and-beautiful Burke's A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful], summary
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| − | *[https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/burke/ Edmund Burke], Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
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| − | '''2.''' Russell Kirk's book: ''The Conservative Mind from Burke to Santayana'' (1953), put Burke in the mainstream of [[American conservatism]]. Copy of book: [http://www.questia.com/read/55416563?title=The%20Conservative%20Mind%2c%20from%20Burke%20to%20Santayana online edition]
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| − | 3. [https://www.amazon.com/Wealth-Poverty-Politics-Thomas-Sowell/dp/046509676X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1J8L1KBNIH7H1&keywords=Wealth%2C+Poverty%2C+and+Politics&qid=1671773443&s=books&sprefix=wealth%2C+poverty%2C+and+politics%2Cstripbooks%2C358&sr=1-1 Wealth, Poverty, and Politics] by [[Thomas Sowell]]
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| − | '''Video:''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGYl17DiEwo Wealth, Poverty, and Politics] by Thomas Sowell
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| − | '''4.''' [https://www.amazon.com/Equality-Impossible-Martin-Van-Creveld/dp/9527065526/ref=sr_1_18/154-0989455-4877061?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1478421566&sr=1-18&refinements=p_27%3AMartin+Van+Creveld Equality: The Impossible Quest] by the historian Martin van Creveld
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| − | '''5.''' ''A Choice Not an Echo'' by [[Phyllis Schlafly]]
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| − | == Political ideology, websites and effects ==
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| − | [[File:Breitbartlogo.jpg|thumb|right|275px|[[Breitbart]]]]
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| − | *[https://billmuehlenberg.com/2021/02/23/50-top-conservative-and-christian-websites/ 50 TOP CONSERVATIVE AND CHRISTIAN WEBSITES], 2021
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| − | === Right-wing media online ecosystem ===
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| − | *[https://www.inverse.com/input/culture/research-finds-tiktok-actually-favors-republicans-not-democrats-trump Research finds TikTok actually favors Republicans, not Democrats], 2023
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| − | *[https://thehill.com/policy/technology/3697807-how-billionaires-are-building-a-right-wing-online-ecosystem/ How billionaires are building a right-wing online ecosystem], 2022
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| − | *[https://www.axios.com/2021/12/06/conservative-social-media-crypto-publishing-internet Right wing builds its own echo chamber], 2021
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| − | *[https://www.cjr.org/analysis/breitbart-media-trump-harvard-study.php Study: Breitbart-led right-wing media ecosystem altered broader media agenda]
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| − | *[https://en.ejo.ch/research/network-propaganda-how-a-right-wing-media-ecosystem-helped-to-radicalise-america ‘Network Propaganda’ explored]
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| − | *[https://cyber.harvard.edu/node/99982 Partisan Right-Wing Websites Shaped Mainstream Press Coverage Before 2016 Election, Berkman Klein Study]
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| − | *[https://en.ejo.ch/research/network-propaganda-how-a-right-wing-media-ecosystem-helped-to-radicalise-america Network Propaganda: How A Right-Wing Media Ecosystem Helped To Radicalise America]
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| − | *[https://www.wgbh.org/news/2017/03/15/politics-government/major-new-study-shows-political-polarization-mainly-right-wing A Major New Study Shows That Political Polarization Is Mainly A Right-Wing Phenomenon]
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| − | ==== Funders of right-wing media ====
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| − | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ApjSrB6E1c Why Is There So Much Right-Wing Media?]
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| − | == Conservative websites increasing traffic ==
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| − | * [[User: Conservative/Conservative web and conservative political consulting]]
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| − | === How a conservative website can increase web traffic ===
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| − | *[https://www.searchenginejournal.com/googles-bias-conservative-sites/316785/ Google Isn’t Really Biased Against Conservative Websites – Here’s Why], SEJ, 2019
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| − | *[https://econsultancy.com/why-internal-links-and-hub-pages-are-a-major-factor-in-seo-success/ Why internal links and hub pages are a major factor in SEO success], Daily Mail, 2014
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| − | *[https://www.searchenginewatch.com/2016/01/26/how-hub-pages-and-internal-links-are-paying-off-for-mail-online/ How hub pages and internal links are paying off for Mail Online], 2016
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| − | *[https://www.cjr.org/analysis/conservative-media-grown.php How conservative media has grown under Trump], Columbia Journalism Review, 2019
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| − | *[https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/350506/4-conservative-sites-double-traffic-in-march.html 4 Conservative Sites Double Traffic In March], 2020
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| − | "Records of the betting on US presidential elections can be traced back to 1868. Since then, no clear favourite for the White House had lost before 2016, except in 1948, when the 8 to 1 longshot and sitting president, Harry S. Truman, famously defeated his Republican rival, Thomas E. Dewey."[https://theconversation.com/joe-biden-how-betting-markets-foresaw-the-result-of-the-2020-us-election-150095]
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| − | "The betting favorite has only lost twice since 1866, according to the Conversation. The two upsets came in 1948, when Harry Truman (D) beat eight to one odds to defeat Thomas Dewey (R), and in 2016, when Trump overcame seven to two odds to beat Hillary Clinton (D)."[https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/07/22/presidential-election-odds-trump-kamala-harris/74501656007/]
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| − | == Political consulting companies for conservatives and Republicans ==
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| − | === Top Political consulting firms for Republicans and nonpartisan ===
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| − | '''1.''' [https://fp1.com/ FP1 Strategies] is a general consulting and political advertising firm for Republicans. Our battle-tested team has helped elect 31 U.S. Senators, 8 Governors, 56 Members of Congress and won 7 high-profile ballot initiatives
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| − | '''2.''' [https://www.culturalcurrents.institute/ Cultural Currents Institute] - Nonpartisan - Executional firm that can build a beautiful website, run an ad campaign, and handle voter outreach with ease. CCI also offers high-end strategic consulting and intelligence to VIP clients.
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| − | '''3.''' [https://www.purplestrategies.com/ PURPLE STRATEGIES] - Bipartisan. You are an organization looking for a communications and public affairs strategy informed by a team of bipartisan political consultants.
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| − | '''4.''' [https://jaytownsend.com/ Jay Townsend] - You are an entry-level candidate looking for guidance from an experienced political consultant who works with campaigns of all sizes.
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| − | *[https://vicimediagroup.com/ Vicimedia Group] - Digital strategy, websites, advertising, and design. We build winning campaigns for conservative candidates and causes to kick butt online
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| − | *[https://choosemosaic.com/ Mosaic] - Mosaic has delivered results for Conservative Businesses, Campaigns, and Causes since 1995. From website design, to commercial video production, AUDIO • VIDEO • PRINT • DIGITAL • CREATIVE • MEDIA PLACEMENT
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| − | * [https://www.theremnantagency.com/ Remnant Agency] - Digital media advertising is an effective way to reach conservative audiences in today's technological world. Social media, search engine, remnant media buyers and advertising experts
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| − | *[https://bingham.design/republican-digital-marketing-services/ Bingham Design], Digital marketing for Republicans
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| − | *[https://ozeanmedia.com/conservative-republican-digital-advertising/ Ozean Media] - Digital advertising and media for conservatives and Republicans made by conservatives
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| − | *[https://salemsurround.com/content/salem-display-network/connect-to-conservatives-around-the-world-with-our-display-tools Salem Surround] - Reach a nationwide conservative audience with expert digital marketing services from Salem Surround
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| − | *[https://conservativewebdesigners.com/ Conservative Web Designers] - Conservative Web Designers offer website and digital marketing services for Patriots, Christians, Conservatives and alike.
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| − | *[https://www.arsenalmediagroup.com/ Arsenal Media Group] - Arsenal Media Group delivers passionate storytelling for conservative campaigns, non-profits and causes. We're the industry leader in creative video, social management and branding
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| − | *[https://targetedvictory.com/ Targeted Victory] - We’re a digital first agency built for the mobile age. We bring the best of political campaigns and a right-of-center perspective to solve marketing challenges. Local activation at a national scale.
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| − | *[https://www.americantarget.com/ American Target Advertising] - (ATA) is the oldest and largest conservative direct mail marketing and fundraising agency for nonprofit organizations that does digital marketing too.
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| − | *[https://redvail.com/political-digital-marketing/ Redvail] - Political Digital Marketing. Providing top-tier digital marketing to conservative campaigns and causes nationwide! Free Quote.
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| − | *[http://conservativeconnector.com/ Conservative Connector] - [https://www.linkedin.com/company/conservative-connector/ Conservative Connector - LinkedIN Needs a good website]. Conservative Connector is an innovative and award-winning email marketing firm
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| − | *[https://www.frac.tl/ Fractal] - Works with conservative brands as far as companies. Fractl specializes in increasing its clients organic search rankings, brand engagement and authority through a harmony of technical SEO, content development, and digital-PR strategies.
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| − | * [https://www.majoritystrategies.com/ Majority Strategies] - Majority Strategies is a full-service data, digital & print firm with over 20 years of experience solving problems & influencing public opinion & behavior.
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| − | *[https://leadershipinstitute.org/ Leadership Institute] - Founded in 1979 by its president, Morton C. Blackwell, the Leadership Institute (LI) teaches conservatives the nuts and bolts of how to succeed in the public policy process. It provides training in campaigns, fundraising, grassroots organizing, youth politics, and communications. Since 1979, LI has trained more than 250,000 conservative activists, leaders, and students. The Institute's unique college campus network has grown to more than 2,300 conservative campus groups and newspapers.
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| − | *[https://www.censtrat.com/ Century Strategies] - Clients Donald Trump and corporations
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| − | *[https://www.harrismediallc.com/ Harris Media LLC] - Clients Rand Paul, Benjamin Netanyahu - Works with conservatives and Republicans
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| − | *[https://eagleconsult.com/ Eagle Consulting Group] - Direct mail, digital, TV, phones. Its principal, Christopher Nicholas, is recognized as a leading GOP political consultant with a proven track record of winning tough campaigns.
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| − | * [https://mcshanellc.com/political-consulting/ McShane LLC] - The McShane Political Consulting team has worked for more than fifty elected officials, ballot initiatives, and super PACs, across twenty-seven states
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| − | * [https://www.burgesandburges.com/ Burges and Burges] - Burges & Burges is Ohio's leading political strategy and communications consulting firm.
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| − | *Faith and Freedom Coalition contracts with outside firms American Target Advertising and Unisource Direct LLC for solicitations through direct mail and telephone calls.
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| − | *[https://maciasstrategies.com/ Macias Strategies]
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| − | '''1.''' [https://www.brabendercox.com/ BrabenderCox] - BrabenderCox is a full-service political marketing, public affairs, strategic communications and advertising firm that combines innovation, technology, and creativity to solve problems in an adversarial world. BrabenderCox has earned a reputation as one of the most creative firms in America, winning hundreds of awards for work in both traditional advertising and the digital space.
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| − | BrabenderCox is a nationally recognized Republican political consulting firm, with offices in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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| − | With offices in Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania, BrabenderCox works with clients from a wide range of industries and disciplines. Some of the firms notable past-clients include Mike Pence, Evan Bayh, Todd Young, and Rick Santorum. BrabenderCox is named for the firm’s Founder, John Brabender.
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| − | The firm’s political consultation services are limited to adversarial marketing, political ads, and public affairs. It focuses more on offensive attacks and damage control, rather than SEO targeting to mobilize voters. Rick Santorum dubbed Brabender his ‘guru’, before losing the 2012 Republican nomination for the General Election.
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| − | Its many successes include past Presidents, Fortune 500 companies and healthcare providers. Over the years, the firm has accrued many awards for digital, broadcast and print advertising campaigns.
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| − | '''2.''' [https://www.capitolcityresearch.com/ Capitol City Research] - Capitol City Research is a firm based in Jefferson City, Missouri providing opposition research to Republican political candidates. The firms’ tagline is “Uncover the truth, no matter how ugly!”. The firm has over 20 years of experience in assisting Republican campaigns with research into democratic opponents.
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| − | '''3.''' [https://www.facebook.com/NevaHillCo/ Neva Hill & Company] - (Needs website) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma provides Republican political consultation, strategizing, and direct mail services. The firm has a record of working on local, county, municipal, and federal campaigns, as well as statewide ballot initiatives.
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| − | == Republicans are often weak. Party is filled a lot with establishment RINOs ==
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| − | *[[User:Conservative/User: Conservative proven right about the RINOish of Mike Johnson|User: Conservative proven right about the RINOish of Mike Johnson]]
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| − | == Notes ==
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