2. The American right is by definition hyper-nationalistic. But there's a recurring tension: dissatisfaction with actually existing USA.
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Just once I'd like to see an account of the American Right that was factual, not fantasy. E.g.: http://is.gd/xTF09b
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3. Recurringly, American rightists have sought out utopias in alien lands because they couldn't abide liberalism of actual America.
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4. After Civil War, many Confederate leaders relocated themselves, not just in political exile but in hopes of finding more congenial home.
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@MKupperman Have to watch that. If Buchanan had a sense of the ridiculous he wouldn't be Buchanan.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@tonywoodlief@dg_myers Exactly. I think of right as often critical of particular elites but still believing in rule of authentic elite. -
Category mistake. Some virtues may be associated with elites, but are not elitist. Elites are credentialed coteries
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"Rare" does not mean "elect." The knowledge of coprolites is rare. But elite?
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And got him to admit that he was merely an actor named Nick Searcy.
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