The Young Turks

I have always been 60/40 on Lou, 60 in favour and 40 against. He does pander to the lowest common denominator at times, for instance him pouncing on Obama with the "elitist" comments, Lou I think prefers Clinton imo. However, Lou is a hero because he is challenging the neoliberal/neoconservative hegemony in American politics, I do not think that Lou is radical enough. I feel that Lou appeals to a more conservative reaction to the failures of neoliberalism and Republicanism in the United States, by appealing to nationalism. I am unsure where Lou stands ideologically, he claims to be a populist but that is such an overarching term that it means nothing. Is he a right-wing or left-wing populist? He claims to be an independent, but does that mean he will abstain from voting in November? I feel fairly confident he will not vote for McCain. Lou to me represents both hope and fear due to his reactionary tone on the negative side, and bunking the hegemonic discourse in the American mainstream media on the positive.

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by Nick86 on 05/08/2008 10:10:36 PM EST

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