The very idea of Jindal et al. as socialist makes me fall over in hysterical laughter! They are destroying everything that is good and wonderful that's Louisiana as fast as they can, and dismanteling everything 'public' such as education, health care (hey, they were always that way about levees) -- in the grand antebellum, slavery loving planter elite conviction -- that anything that doesn't directly benefit their personal finances is an attack on them, and god's command that everyone who isn't them is fit for nothing but slavery.
P.S. I know the state very well -- have lived in New Orleans, and go back constantly -- such as next week again, for a conference at which we give the plenary address, and to see friends. We'll be staying with one for a couple of days who is living in the part of Louisiana that might be called True Blood country.
Unfortunately we've just elected a government (well not me- I didn't vote for the Tories) here in the UK which thinks pretty much the same way- anyone who isn't them or their privileged Oxbridge crowd and rich friends is worthless.
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Unfortunately we've just elected a government (well not me- I didn't vote for the Tories) here in the UK which thinks pretty much the same way- anyone who isn't them or their privileged Oxbridge crowd and rich friends is worthless.
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Our insanity (USA insanity) is spreading like the Plague of the 14th century.
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As a 'real' socialist (ie not 'New Labour') I have nowhere left to go. :o(
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