Brendan Nyhan
At this point, I'm less outraged/surprised by the extent of Trump's public support than the passivity and acquiescence of so many elites
Sadly, we've known for decades that a subset of people have authoritarian tendencies and that hatred toward outgroups is often widespread
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People's vulnerability to Trump-like figure hasn't changed. What changed is that the institutions of Am. govt./party system legitimized one
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That's why I'm dubious about all the root cause psychologizing - where's data showing economic anxiety or racial hatred is that much higher?
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Trump's rise represents a failure in American parties, media, and civic institutions - and they're continuing to fail right now
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Shockingly few public figures and elites are defending the norms of public debate and restraint from violence that Trump is bulldozing.
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These norms are fragile precisely because, per
@emilythorson, they are not formal or legal. And they are hard to restore once breached. - View other replies
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No one person or institution is at fault for Trump. Everyone has their favorite monocausal explanation. They're all incomplete.
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We can sort through root causes later. Here's where we are: Someone could capture a major party nom who endorses violence & few seem alarmed
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I honestly thought our institutions were more robust to a Trump-like figure & that others in public life were more committed to dem. norms
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@BrendanNyhan Agreed, social justice warriors and college censorship and false rape culture are awful. Thanks for speaking out. -
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@BrendanNyhan We have a culture that raises children to be obedient, hate/fear/crave authority. - View other replies
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@betsdavenport@BrendanNyhan Not my kids. We saw this coming so we raised compassionate skeptics. We knew. -
@mrsdianek@BrendanNyhan Same here of course. But we are not mainstream. -
@betsdavenport@BrendanNyhan there is no mainstream. We boomers just look harmless!
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@BrendanNyhan exactly what happened in India with RSS &@narendramodi. Lazy ignorant voters allowed bigots to win.#TrumpIsModi -
@BrendanNyhan Obama's most authoritarian/anti-Constitutional POTUS in history. Trump, when Pres, won't get away w it http://bit.ly/1TZMKcW -
@BrendanNyhan It's like 15% of the population, no matter where you are, and can expand to 25-30% There is 27% crazification as we know -
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@BrendanNyhan They hew to gov't authority without concern for rights:http://www.vox.com/2016/3/1/11127424/trump-authoritarianism …
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@BrendanNyhan Humans are basically hairless monkeys. When things are bad, they tribalize. Hence racially based gangs in prison.
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