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.
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.
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.