Yes—it’s a much better explanation of MAGA. I think JVL had a lot of material on this after J6–research done into the backgrounds of people who showed up at the ellipse and later the Capitol. The common thread seemed to be people who had enjoyed a certain amount of affluence and security and then had had some kind of setback that knocked…
Yes—it’s a much better explanation of MAGA. I think JVL had a lot of material on this after J6–research done into the backgrounds of people who showed up at the ellipse and later the Capitol. The common thread seemed to be people who had enjoyed a certain amount of affluence and security and then had had some kind of setback that knocked them down financially or socially. It certainly explains the grievance and resentment that drives the movement.
Musk, for all of his wealth and fame, seems to be driven by grudges. Only his mommy loves him, but he’s estranged from his kids, he’s never had a successful marriage, and booty hooty hoo mean old President Biden didn’t invite him to the EV summit—never mind that the summit was about scaling up and transitioning from ICE cars to EV’s. If your business model is EVs to start with, you are not in that category. Musk is even more of a man-baby than Trump is.
Anne Applebaum talks about such bumpkins in her 2020 book, "Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure Of Authoritarianism". Steve Bannon, Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham all have such affluent backgrounds and they were not accepted by the elites. She calls them political entrepreneurs and they're leading "thought leaders" in the authoritarian movement.
Clarence and Ginni Thomas are both like that too. Ginny’s family was quite well off, even wealthy, by Nebraska standards. Clarence grew up poor in the south at the tail end of Jim Crow.
If you end up vaulting out of your band into a more elite band of the culture, I guess there are two ways to look at it. Some people will think “wow—I am so blessed in life to be here and have this great education and these opportunities.” Other people will look at the opportunities that are given to people they are newly rubbing elbows with and resent that they get better stuff than the arrivistes.
Yes—it’s a much better explanation of MAGA. I think JVL had a lot of material on this after J6–research done into the backgrounds of people who showed up at the ellipse and later the Capitol. The common thread seemed to be people who had enjoyed a certain amount of affluence and security and then had had some kind of setback that knocked them down financially or socially. It certainly explains the grievance and resentment that drives the movement.
Musk, for all of his wealth and fame, seems to be driven by grudges. Only his mommy loves him, but he’s estranged from his kids, he’s never had a successful marriage, and booty hooty hoo mean old President Biden didn’t invite him to the EV summit—never mind that the summit was about scaling up and transitioning from ICE cars to EV’s. If your business model is EVs to start with, you are not in that category. Musk is even more of a man-baby than Trump is.
Anne Applebaum talks about such bumpkins in her 2020 book, "Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure Of Authoritarianism". Steve Bannon, Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham all have such affluent backgrounds and they were not accepted by the elites. She calls them political entrepreneurs and they're leading "thought leaders" in the authoritarian movement.
Clarence and Ginni Thomas are both like that too. Ginny’s family was quite well off, even wealthy, by Nebraska standards. Clarence grew up poor in the south at the tail end of Jim Crow.
If you end up vaulting out of your band into a more elite band of the culture, I guess there are two ways to look at it. Some people will think “wow—I am so blessed in life to be here and have this great education and these opportunities.” Other people will look at the opportunities that are given to people they are newly rubbing elbows with and resent that they get better stuff than the arrivistes.