What Jones' book made me think was that a better model to look at are religious Muslim countries where the state is weak on paper but conformity to the imperatives of Islam are very high
I'm not sure I agree. The shift of liberal rhetoric to race and gender makes it easier, in many ways, to be a rich adherent. These people are largely insulated (by their wealth) from the adverse impact of liberal doctrine on schools/housing.
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The section of society that's breaking away from liberalism is the lower middle/upper working class
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Partly because this is the group that's got the most at stake in the preservation of traditional norms (since for them it means the difference between sinking into lumpenprole despair vs staying afloat) and partly because they're the ones most screwed over by schools/housing
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I think there is a split between the rich and the upper middle class, though. Someone with household income above 500k is in the position you describe; those with only 250k in major cities face more challenges
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The 250kers are the ones breaking away from the GOP though.
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Perhaps highly visible and performative opposition to Trump and the GOP is a way to demonstrate their belief in the church of Liberalism, even as they are uncomfortable with/resit the extension of its more radical policies to their own lives?
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