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
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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
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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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@BrendanNyhan Not sure "few are alarmed." I've been alarmed since August as have most of my friends.
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@BrendanNyhan Agree. There was a collective action failure here within GOP & also a media failure to see that Trump outside normal politics.0 replies 2 retweets 7 likes
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