"Even if the actual insidious aim of the folks behind the red curtain is to feed the rich and bleed the poor, the avenue to reach that goal is a politics that centers white grievance."
Exactly. That is *why* the party of Lincoln traded voters with the party of the Confederacy. To gain the seats of power in order to feed the rich and bleed the poor, as you said.
"Even if the actual insidious aim of the folks behind the red curtain is to feed the rich and bleed the poor, the avenue to reach that goal is a politics that centers white grievance."
Exactly. That is *why* the party of Lincoln traded voters with the party of the Confederacy. To gain the seats of power in order to feed the rich and bleed the poor, as you said.