gold standard cranks

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Thu Feb 27 06:49:08 PST 2003


Chip Berlet wrote:


>I almost always run into the "gold-bugs" as they are called in right-wing
>circles, but apparently once in a while one of them is not a "crank."
>
>This assumes one can accept the fact that not everyone who is right-wing is
>a crank. Since the left is currently being out-organized by the right, I
>think the term "crank" is a little self-serving. By labelling right-wingers
>as "cranks" or "religious political extremists" or whatever, we get to feel
>superior while losing.

No, not all right-wingers are cranks. But almost all gold enthusiasts are. Go to a goldbug meeting sometime - you'll want to take a long shower afterwards and have an emergency sit-down with your shrink.

Doug



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