The right went nuts in 2008, pulling out the big guns of crazy, and it pulled Obama like 48 miles right. What does the right do now? They can simply be unabashed corporatists now.
"We're going to go ahead and cut Medicare and social security, weakening them so the case for privatizing them will appear stronger and stronger. I'm sure you're really going to have fun when your social security is stolen in a Ponzi scheme by a hedge fund billionaire and your Medicare voucher ends up covering approximately 2% of your medical costs. Enjoy having to trust multinational conglomerates when it comes to ensuring food, water, and drugs are safe, you know, because they have such an amazing track record. By the way, we farmed out listening in on your phone calls, emails, text messages, and web surfing to private corporations that are now selling your most personal information to who knows who! Boy, that Obama sure is a socialist..."
Same shit, different election.
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