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A conversation with John Podesta, President of the Center for American Progress
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- Lead up to war
- intelligence
- John Podesta
- Iraq
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REMant 02/27/2009 01:09 AM Report
I can't disagree with his statement that the substantive portions of the "stimulus" bill are essential, but I'm afraid I have to disagree with what appears to be his understanding of Progressivism, and what he calls free market fundamentalism. There were all kinds of Progressives, but if you can describe them in one concept, it would be German-ness, as opposed to Britishness. You find German-ness esp in the upper Midwest, and Britishness in the South and the coasts. It was the backbone of the Republican party and Eisenhower was a fine example of it. We tend to forget the impact that Germany had on this country during the 19th c. Americans attended German universities in large numbers switching from the Scottish universities they had attended in the 18th c. Reformers toured German schools, and scientists, German laboratories. American colleges filled with Hegelians. American evangelicals moved from Scottish Realism to German Idealism. Almost all of the Progressive reforms, from social security to education to municipal corporations to election reform, followed the Germans, and they were also generally enthusiastic about the trusts. All of these things have to be seen as extensions of feudalism or paternalism, and ironically they encouraged not free trade, but trade unionism. Hoover was a Progressive from beginning to end and had long advocated higher wages, improved benefits and working conditions. Typical of other paper money men, Germans were never free-traders in Adam Smith's sense. The majority believed in lowering duties among the German states, but in service of nationalism, while the socialists were only interested in solidarity with other trade unionists. The Progressives were central-banking enthusiasts, too, again after the German model, and it has been central-banking that has caused most of the economic problems we've experienced since 1913, since it became a vehicle for continual inflation, instead of monetary regulation. You can't blame that on free-trade, tho you can blame the combination of central-banking with it.
charlizecourriers 02/26/2009 06:09 PM Report
It's nice to see(and hear)that Charlie has revived Laugh In for Liberals. Unfortunately most viewers probably find the sycophantic behavior of so many guests in poor taste. The Audacious Amateur is poorly served by hagiographers like Podesta,but then John is only servicing the needs of another pathological narcissist in the Clinton tradition.