DH wrote:
You're right on the specific vs. general, up to a point, but I think this underestimates the deep conservative streak of much of the American population, and the degree to which it's very easy to appeal to that general instinct whenever a specific instance comes up. As I often say to James, you really have to spend some time here to appreciate how fucking crazy it is.
JG asks:
I'm not sure how politically meaningful the distinction is -- but to what extent do you think this sentiment is driven by ideologically reflexive anti-big guv'ism (indeed deeply rooted) and how much by the oddball conflation of Wall Street bailouts/insco market guarantees etc. with "regulation" or "socialism"?
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