9. "Rich People's Movement" don't really want to challenge social/class hierarchies in systematic way. Just replace one elite with another.
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10. I see Trump as having the same "let's replace incompetent elite with competent elite" agenda as earlier Rich Peoples Movements
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11. Trump's message is: "Current political rulers are losers. I'm not a loser but a winner. I'll make USA great again." No social revolution
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12. Because Trump fits Rich Peoples Movement mould, he's popular with GOP base,which is made up of earlier RPM's like tax revolt & Tea Party
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13. Of course there is overlap between populist movements and Rich Peoples Movements, esp. in bigot rhetoric especially
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14. This could change, but so far Trumpism is very top-down, very reality show spectacle, little actual participation from supporters.
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15. And actual economic policies promoted by Coughlin and Wallace (and even 1920s Klan) had redistributionist edge lacking in Trump
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@HannahHedgehog I think genuine right wing populist movements have some element of class rage against the rich.1 reply 1 retweet 1 like -
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@HannahHedgehog I dunno -- I think it's fair to call 1920s Klan, Father Couglin, and George Wallace right wing,
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