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3. Yes, but Reagan was the tip of the iceberg.

Reply to J_William_Ryan (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 11:00 AM

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The forces of conflict during the Vietnam War, while breaking, in some fashion, the establishment, the vacuum that followed led to what we see now as the last chances for the middle class.
The article expresses the challenges unmet by the highbrow. The middlebrow grew from the success of the GI Bill and the money game became the adman's dream.
Tearing things down, the rebellion of the 60's, was emotional. There was no plan to rebuild.
Ideological George McGovern was crushed and erased. The hole had been paved over.

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The article's premise is fundamentally wrong. J_William_Ryan Monday #1

Yes, but Reagan was the tip of the iceberg. cachukis Monday #3

What was torn down? Cirsium Monday #6

Where does one start? cachukis Monday #7

Really? Cirsium Monday #8

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Yes Cirsium Monday #10

Agreed. It would seem to me, this group is as cachukis Monday #11

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I think I am too low brow to understand what he is trying to say displacedvermoter Monday #2

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