Donald Trump is not a populist, I argue, but the voice of aggrieved privilege:http://www.newrepublic.com/article/122590/donald-trump-not-populist-hes-voice-aggrieved-privilege …
@notjessewalker I'd say George Wallace closer to actual right wing populism.
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@HeerJeet Where would you put the old western progressives who turned against FDR? They're at least arguably a bridge from Bryan to Birch. -
@notjessewalker Well, it's definitely true technocratic side of New Deal liberalism came to clash with older populist traditions
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@HeerJeet One more query for you. Go back 50+ years. Is a racially exclusive labor union populist, a voice of aggrieved privilege, or both? -
@notjessewalker a lot of those guys supported George Wsllace, right? So, yes. - Show replies
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