A History of Liberal White Racism

[AverageJoe90]

175. To clarify, I meant just your reply to my post.

Other than what you've mentioned, I can't think of any left-wing positions Rand Paul holds. Perhaps some foreign policy overlap with some on the left. But nobody is going to call him a left-winger. Why do you ask?

It was kind of a rhetorical question more than anything, TBH. And I said this because, using that same logic utilized by Katznelson & Coates, Rand Paul would also be considered "progressive", based merely on his statements regarding the Drug War, police-state tactics, etc.; but the problem is, that same logic ignores the time-tested fact that politicos desperate for voters will latch on whatever they feel will get them sympathy, or respect, etc.; this was as true for Tillman, Bilbo, and Wallace in the last century, as it is for Rand & Ron Paul today.

Some articles on the Pauls, btw, and their deception of otherwise informed liberals, may help shed light on the truth about the populist Dixiecrats as well:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/09/29/how-did-rand-paul-become-a-liberal-hero.html
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/rand-paul-no-progressive-hero-despite-anti-drone-filibuster
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-cesca/ron-paul-is-no-friend-to-progressives_b_1185055.html
http://peoplesworld.org/ron-paul-progressive/
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/08/27-1
http://peoplesworld.org/why-progressives-should-not-support-ron-paul/
http://consortiumnews.com/2012/11/27/ron-pauls-appalling-world-view/

BTW, I do humbly apologize, again, for any unnecessary harshness in my last reply. However, though, I do hope the info here provides some food for thought.