In my humble opinion, leftism and populism go hand in hand. Some of the worst atrocities in world history were done in the name of the “working man”, AKA the “proletariat”. (The French Revolution, the Russian Revolution, Nazi Germany, Chairman Mao.....)
Do I expect to see Pitchfork Pat in a Che T-shirt any time soon ? No. I just find that it telling that Pukechanan and Lew Rockwell hold the some of the same views as the far-left and support RuPaul who happens to be running for the Republican nomination.
In case you haven’t noticed, I’m not a Ron Paul fan.
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You are probably right about Buchanan anymore. Some of his observations recently really make me cringe. I just have a hard time as a former member of the Buchanan Brigade 20 years ago putting him in the same camp as that creep Rockwell and Rothbard. He is a lot closer to them now than he used to be, which isn’t a good thing either.