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An Internet Guide to Power Structure Research The Right Wing |
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Researching the Right Wing Conservatism is the natural ideology of big business and the upper class. Large corporations and wealthy capitalists play important roles in creating and funding the network of conservative politicians, think tanks, advocacy organizations, publications, and media pundits that make up the American Right. But conservatism is not limited to members of the power elite. Right-wing ideologies also appeal to segments of the middle and working classes and these grassroots supporters of the Right are often important allies of the power elite in its efforts to block the demands of labor and other progressive movements. The American Right is therefore an uneasy coalition of elite and non-elite elements and the relationship between these two is an important topic for power structure research. The following sites are useful monitoring the various political groups and ideological tendencies that make up the American Right.
Copyright © 2007 by Val Burris |