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TreasonousBastard

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11. Seems to me that both movements are fading away...

Fri Nov 22, 2013, 09:14 AM

Nov 2013

teabaggery a bit slower, though.

And while the uniqueness/consensus thing falls in with what I observe regularly, I would say the basic premises of both movements have a lot to do with their popularity and staying power:

Liberals-- what can you do for the planet, the poor, everyone and everything else...

Conservatives-- what can you do for yourself

Taking care of Number One always wins in the end.

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Study shows Liberals display "truly false uniqueness", Conservative display "truly false consensus" [View all] okaawhatever Nov 2013 OP

Whatever. hobbit709 Nov 2013 #1

You special snowflake you... Decaffeinated Nov 2013 #28

I can explain why the Tea Party movement succeeded in gaining lasting traction ... Scuba Nov 2013 #2

Occupy didn't connect with the average American. Dash87 Nov 2013 #12

There's an element of truth in your analysis, but it's only a tiny fraction of the picture... Scuba Nov 2013 #15

Many americans also saw occupy from their office Puzzledtraveller Nov 2013 #20

Not really, here is the real difference between the two snooper2 Nov 2013 #25

So if some rich billionaire decided to support Occupy treestar Nov 2013 #30

Not without the media's assistance. But yeah, money drowns out the People's voices. Scuba Nov 2013 #31

What is the way? treestar Nov 2013 #34

Repeal Citizens United, go to 100% publicly-financed elections. Scuba Nov 2013 #35

Interesting. k&r n/t Laelth Nov 2013 #3

The backing of billionaires and the M$M had nothing to do with the Tea Party success Fumesucker Nov 2013 #4

Can you expand on that? pangaia Nov 2013 #7

See post #5 Fumesucker Nov 2013 #10

Of course this has nothing to do with it nadinbrzezinski Nov 2013 #5

I expect this study is going to be very regularly cited by political pundits-- Marr Nov 2013 #32

That's why 1 in 10 posts at DU say something like "Am I the only one who . . . . " el_bryanto Nov 2013 #6

You may have read the idea, unlikely to see it on the M$M or hear it in real life Fumesucker Nov 2013 #9

Yes - but these are often people with high post counts - people who clearly have been here el_bryanto Nov 2013 #14

But they don't *feel* common because of the fact that we don't hear those ideas in real life Fumesucker Nov 2013 #16

+1 ancianita Nov 2013 #19

Aside from the Koch money, the gotp has voters who are authoritarian in nature. They do what okaawhatever Nov 2013 #8

Seems to me that both movements are fading away... TreasonousBastard Nov 2013 #11

Add to that the old saying people vote their pocketbooks treestar Nov 2013 #33

The Tea Party succeeded in shutting down the govt and costing us billions of dollars Rex Nov 2013 #13

Well, I do think what they said in the article about the tea party shooting itself in the foot in okaawhatever Nov 2013 #17

I believe all our premises are naturally flawed Puzzledtraveller Nov 2013 #18

Maybe a big difference is that liberals know their flaws and the teas don't? Which affects ancianita Nov 2013 #21

"succeeded in gaining lasting traction"... It helps when you have corporate backing. ck4829 Nov 2013 #22

Funny The2ndWheel Nov 2013 #23

The fear-based message, operating in the lower brain, Ron Green Nov 2013 #24

That sounds exactly right to me. nt MrScorpio Nov 2013 #26

I'm the only one who read this article. n/t Ian David Nov 2013 #27

What - we were supposed to rear the article?! bhikkhu Nov 2013 #37

Yeah, you and me both. I'm looking at the comments and wondering the same... nt riderinthestorm Nov 2013 #38

Laughable comparison. Marr Nov 2013 #29

Soooo...conservatives think most people agree with them, which is proven false bhikkhu Nov 2013 #36

I'm the only one who is unique IronLionZion Nov 2013 #39