I do hate to sound boring but people realize that Trump is not a unique phenomenon? Globally or in the United States? Long existing strain?
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Academic research bears this out: legislators respond to donors and wealthy constituents. (So mundane that you don't need research to know).
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When you have a nominal democracy that is in fact captured by the powerful *and* significant social change.. You get these complex effects.
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@zeynep The new feudalism? Monied interests the aristocracy which has been pulling the strings of the government? Something like that?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@zeynep Makes me wonder how big a factor is it that social media now make it easy to find out that "it's not just me".Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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