Buckley On The “Populist” Scam
From NRO:
By William F. Buckley Jr.
There is this to be said for populist oratory: it is generally directed against the big fella, and that is attractive to the American who lives in a world in which collectivity threatens all. The traditional threat of the collectivist dragon was as easy to understand, and as easy to loathe, as the porcine British king who kept on finding burdens for his colonial Americans to shoulder, and contributed especially to the resentment of his subjects by denying them any influence on the Parliament that supported him.
In more recent times, there has usually been a presidential candidate out there who took the populist line, endeavoring to distinguish himself from the establishment, and inviting followers to join him in heterodoxy. He draws attention to the special fragrance that rises from the fetid pools of power — big business, big unions. However, his remedies usually rely on another of those pools: big government.
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Buckley’s still alive? Completely forgot about him. Hope he has a lot to say until election.
December 16th, 2007 at 2:02 pmAnyone else ever come across that footage from the Sixties where he calls Gore Vidal a little queer?
December 16th, 2007 at 3:01 pmHey Bill what do ya think about a separation of business and state being added to our constitution?
December 17th, 2007 at 12:02 am