The Rise of the Anti-Elite Elite

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The Rise of the Anti-Elite Elite

December 4, 2024 at 12:00 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 60 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2024/12/04/the-rise-of-the-anti-elite-elite/

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Derek Thompson: “This primitive romanticism is the core of the modern Republican Party. To the extent that any single attitude unites the motley coalitions under Donald Trump, it is a pervasive distrust of incumbents, establishments, and legacy organizations. In Pew Research surveys, less than half of Republicans say they believe that higher education, Big Business, tech firms, the media, the entertainment industry, or unions have a positive effect on society.”

“Although more than 60 percent of Democrats say they trust a variety of news organizations, including CNN and The New York Times, there is not one media company that more than 60 percent of Republicans say they trust, including Fox News.”

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[DFW]

1. I.e. most Republicans think we should live in cardboard tents

Hunt our food with bows and arrows, and calculate on an abacus.

Oh, well, that’s what Oklahoma is for.

[Cirsium]

2. Unpleasant reality

Higher education, big business, tech firms, the healthcare industry, the media, the entertainment industry, unions, et al have failed the general public. If that were not true, we would never have seen the MAGA phenomenon.

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