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Uh oh, Did Krugman call Sanders a white supremacist?!?
The Treasury Department picked an interesting moment to announce a revision in its plans to change the faces on America’s money. Plans to boot Alexander Hamilton off the $10 bill in favor of a woman have been shelved. Instead, Harriet Tubman — one of the most heroic figures in the history of our nation, or any nation — will move onto the face of the $20 bill.
She will replace Andrew Jackson, a populist who campaigned against elites but was also, unfortunately, very much a racist, arguably an advocate of what we would nowadays call white supremacy. Hmm. Does that make you think about any currently prominent political figures?
She will replace Andrew Jackson, a populist who campaigned against elites but was also, unfortunately, very much a racist, arguably an advocate of what we would nowadays call white supremacy. Hmm. Does that make you think about any currently prominent political figures?
From today's column.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/22/opinion/in-hamiltons-debt.html
Notice how he used a plural? Obviously the implication is about Trump. But why use a plural then? I can't think of any other so-called populist candidates (itself a term invented by elites to discredit those who represent the will of the people over that of elites)
Say it ain't so, Paul!
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If you want to take "populist" and "racist" from the quote, TRUMP fits the bill.
Though, DUers have called Bernie a White Supremacist, so I suppose it's a possibility Krugman could too. Apparently he'll do whatever Clinton and Brock want him to do, so it's not out of the realm of possibilities. 
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