13. Otto von Habsburg -- pretender to the Austrian throne -- used to say National Review only magazine that talked sense to American people
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@HeerJeet I'm interested in how it clashes mightily with founding father mythology. The whole American Revolution was "anti-colonialism"Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet dog whistles only work if ppl know what they mean. few hick conservatives in USA have heard of colonialism, much less anti- -
@iycrtylph@HeerJeet Not true. Dog whistles don't rely on content. They rely on affect-based messaging with tone & key-words. 1/2
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@HeerJeet Blax AmericanaThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet IOW i think your effort to explain where this rhetoric might have come from is warranted. and appreciated!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet one hears of "anti-colonialism" in USA mostly in the ivory tower, which conservatives make a big show of despising. mayB that 2?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Thanks for history lesson. Since I first heard it, have been baffled since I'd never heard/read a modern defense of colonialism. -
@HeerJeet In fact, I've been baffled by the lack of pushback from the so-called Liberal media: no questioning why "anti-colonialism" is bad
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