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Entry: A Paleo Epitaph Link: http://www.takimag.com/site/article/a_paleo_epitaph#22787 Post contents: Hmm, not one mention of the Iraq War in the whole article. Isn't it plausible that once there's some kind of American withdrawal from Iraq, the "post-paleo", Ron Paulish movement will evaporate as fast as the New Left did after the Vietnam War? The idea that there's a classical liberal, Taft Republican, anti-New Deal base out there seems like wishful thinking. The neocons are right: people like big government. Most can no longer imagine life without it. Support for people like Ron Paul is largely based on the Iraq War. How many people supported him because of his policy on the gold standard? On issues like immigration and globalization, Sam Francis was right: the elites can calm angry outbursts with a few token gestures. If it comes down to it, <i>everybody</i> can give lip service to immigration reform etc., even the Wall Street Journal. Because of the nature of the core issues--except for the war--the "post-paleo" movement will be especially prone to being co-opted. Sent at: 2008 05 15