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Watching The Crown and finally got to Margaret Thatcher's entrance. Only an ep in but so far I really appreciate the portrayal of her fanatical--almost anti-establishment--zeal, which is a (maybe THE) key driver of the right's success on economic policy.
Early on, Thatcher's cabinet confronts her over draconian budget cuts, saying her radical agenda is the opposite of the titular stability of the conservative party. She and Reagan changed that forever.
Dems became the (small 'c') conservative party and Republicans became radical
Dems became the (small 'c') conservative party and Republicans became radical
Professed anger at the status quo allowed the right to recruit public support for scapegoating and dismantling legacy policies and institutions, even though they aimed exclusively at institutions that protected the poor and working class (using racist dog whistles to divide)
But while the zeal was used for evil in this case, it's a lesson worth learning:
You need a proactive belief to build energy to support change. It's the kind of fervor that the mainstream left lacks almost entirely, and which the Dem apparatus squelches wherever it arises.
You need a proactive belief to build energy to support change. It's the kind of fervor that the mainstream left lacks almost entirely, and which the Dem apparatus squelches wherever it arises.
Hilariously, when the contemporary Dems do try to build this anger they try do it in defense of the status quo, which is why they can only excite the sort of libs that are already bought in (the kind of people who think "vote for science" is a meaningful compelling message.)
