2. The Douthat column that has so many feathers ruffled is an articulation of a classic conservative theme: traditional aristocratic virtues are threatened by a crassly levelling modernity. It's Burke's great theme. "But the age of chivalry is gone etc."
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13. I explore some of these themes here:https://newrepublic.com/article/152533/death-wasp-elite-greatly-exaggerated …
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Maybe so, although
@chrislhayes managed to write an entire book on just that without propping up any white mythologies.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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I know there is a point I should have understood in this thread.
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I think
@thomasfrank_ critiqued pseudo-meritocracy pretty definitively. And as for the right's nostalgic longings,@CoreyRobin has nailed that down pretty well as well. I enjoyed your article, but I think I will probably pass on reading@DouthatNYT's.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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