1. A few thoughts on the late Phyllis Schlafly & the centrality of the conservative Dolchstoßlegende in GOP history.
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Replying to @HeerJeet
2. To understand Schlafly, first recognize that for American right, the main foes aren't socialists or liberials but moderate Republicans
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3. Right wing activists of Schlafly's generation grew up believing that it moderate & liberal Republicans were traitors. The main enemy
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4. The thinking was that if GOP just nominated someone sufficiently right-wing enough, it would win & overturn New Deal.
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5. Instead of nominating right-wingers, GOP supposedly stabbed conservatives in back, choosing Wilkie over Lindbergh, Eisenhower over Taft
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As if Lindbergh was running! Adding German words doesn't make this more credible.
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I think there was a draft Lindbergh push at 1940 convention
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No, nope, never. But you people live inside a Philip Roth novel. (His worst one)
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Well, he had to prove his patriotism after arguing that only the Jews wanted to fight fascism.
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Replying to @PhillipsPasha
Lindbergh "3 most important groups pushing this country toward war are the British, the Jewish & Roosevelt administration"
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