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This is a good piece from @jonathanchait. As he notes, Trump's conservative populism has turned out to be fraudulent. Trump has not been able to implement it, and in many areas, he's defaulted to Paul Ryan/GOP style plutocracy:
nymag.com/intelligencer/…
nymag.com/intelligencer/…
@jonathanchait However, I'd like to submit that it's even worse than @jonathanchait says.
In some areas, Trump *actually has* implemented a xenophobic nationalist agenda. And the result has been massive public backlash and utter catastrophe:
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
In some areas, Trump *actually has* implemented a xenophobic nationalist agenda. And the result has been massive public backlash and utter catastrophe:
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
@jonathanchait In sum, Trumpist conservative populism is a fusion of Ryan/GOP plutocracy in some areas with genuine nativist/xenophobic/fake economic nationalism in other areas.
Critically, it has proven to be a catastrophe on *both* fronts.
Critically, it has proven to be a catastrophe on *both* fronts.
