“Hillbilly Elegy” is a gripping personal account of the Scots-Irish culture that forms the core of Trump support http://amzn.to/2f5sDr5
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Several people asked yesterday for suggestions of what to read to understand social conservatism. "Hillbilly Elegy" is one great intro.
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"Hillbilly Elegy" has no theory and no agenda. It gives a visceral feel of circumstances in which social conservatism seems obviously right.
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If you want to add theory, try George Lakoff's essay on political metaphors. http://www.wwcd.org/issues/Lakoff.html …
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it was a favorite of Phil Agre’s (my collaborator in grad school)
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My philosophy trinity is Lakoff, Searle, and Jones.
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