How the Left lost teen spirit.
June 21, 2014 12:21 PM Subscribe
Bill Clinton won the youth vote. Al Gore split it with George Bush. Will Democrats realize they must embrace pop culture, not demonize it, to win back the White House? 'In his new book, “Dispatches From the Culture Wars: How the Left Lost Teen Spirit,” the veteran music executive Danny Goldberg' sees the Democratic party as 'cast adrift, clueless on contemporary culture and desperately bereft of vision and inspiration. Goldberg believes the party is now dominated by a narrowly focused, puritanical and supposedly pragmatic elite group whose political legacy — with the lone, anomalous exception of Bill Clinton’s presidential campaigns — has been almost entirely one of defeat snatched from the jaws of victory. This leadership has fled in terror from the areas where Democrats have actually had the greatest success, such as feminism, civil rights, environmentalism and lesbian and gay rights, and sought shelter in an ideology-free policy-wonk zone.'
'Meanwhile, Republicans have seized the ideological high ground, unapologetically spreading the gospel of capitalism and individual freedom and firing up a new generation of idealistic young conservatives.'
'Meanwhile, Republicans have seized the ideological high ground, unapologetically spreading the gospel of capitalism and individual freedom and firing up a new generation of idealistic young conservatives.'
This post was deleted for the following reason: An oped from 11 years ago isn't really a great post. -- mathowie
This article is over 10 years old. Is it really still even accurate at all?
posted by hippybear at 12:28 PM on June 21, 2014 [3 favorites]
posted by hippybear at 12:28 PM on June 21, 2014 [3 favorites]
...and with no other links or information about the current situation and political climate, what is the point?
posted by ReeMonster at 12:31 PM on June 21, 2014
posted by ReeMonster at 12:31 PM on June 21, 2014
THANKS OBAMA
posted by jeoc at 12:32 PM on June 21, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by jeoc at 12:32 PM on June 21, 2014 [2 favorites]
This article is over 10 years old. Is it really still even accurate at all?
...and with no other links or information about the current situation and political climate, what is the point?
That is the point. I like to go back to political analysis from the past to see how well it has held up. What was missed, what was on point, and what was completely beside it.
From that point of view, I thought it was fascinating to see this in view of what actually transpired. Perhaps it might inform our view of current political analysis going forward. I for one find it very interesting, and thought that there would be others who have a similar interest.
posted by VikingSword at 12:36 PM on June 21, 2014
...and with no other links or information about the current situation and political climate, what is the point?
That is the point. I like to go back to political analysis from the past to see how well it has held up. What was missed, what was on point, and what was completely beside it.
From that point of view, I thought it was fascinating to see this in view of what actually transpired. Perhaps it might inform our view of current political analysis going forward. I for one find it very interesting, and thought that there would be others who have a similar interest.
posted by VikingSword at 12:36 PM on June 21, 2014
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