tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31671374.post6232170777166343291..comments2023-10-30T07:10:34.610-07:00Comments on Underbelly: 'We Think We're Just Special"Bucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452321114185736762noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31671374.post-44246024805974260902013-04-30T13:05:56.764-07:002013-04-30T13:05:56.764-07:00I'm not sure. I remember that Disraeli was pr...I'm not sure. I remember that Disraeli was pretty bold in thinking that the Tories could get the votes of the newly enfranchised. He was right in practice, but utterly wrong in his guiding theory: i.e., that there was a natural community of interest between the squirearchy and the horny-handed son of toil, as against the banker and manufacturer.<br /><br />I'm not sure that conservatives grokked their popular appeal in fullness until the rise of fascism.Ebenezer Scroogenoreply@blogger.com