Here, Pippa Norris argues the cultural backlash part is strong (in this global rise) of authoritarians. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2016/03/11/its-not-just-trump-authoritarian-populism-is-rising-across-the-west-heres-why/ …
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I agree except I think "nobody represents us" is also huge part of it. There was research research showing this to be true among Trump fans.
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In the US, long strain that mixes economic populism with racist ("good old days") rhetoric and calls for strongman & sometimes violence.
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I mean George Wallace in past? And wave of racism against the first black president? Remember, Trump embraced by Romney while a "birther".
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Until recently all this was tied to a party tied to big money. Trump comes along and says, hey, I'll tie this to *your* interests. Works.
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I've been arguing since summer that Trump was a viable candidate. No crystal ball; this phenomenon is neither unique nor unprecedented.
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Mixing economic populism with race-based resentment is so old that "anti-semitism is the socialism of fools" is a German saying from 1890s!
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Also, as I've been pointing out, Tea Party grassroots weren't all "small government" ideologues. They wanted government to work for *them.*
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The part that surprised me was that this came through Trump—don't watch reality TV. In retrospect, it makes sense, of course.
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The other part that surprised me is how lousy TV media has been. Yes he's news, cover him. Giving him unfiltered microphone is not news.
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So, global crisis. Nobody has magic wand but it's clear that we must make institutions work and defending positive values. At the same time.
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Don't look at Trump as an aberration, a black swan event. The fact that it's neither unique to US—or even new to US—says structural causes.
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If it weren't him, it would be someone else, if not this election, than next. Just look at elections and governments around the world. /end
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