National Populism as a lens on Trump and Brexit

there's a book called National Populism that I've found helpful for understanding what's going on with Trump and Brexit and how it's emphatically NOT fascism. eg it's not anti-democratic in the same way, according to these researchers who've actually stared at the causes

Jul 14, 2024

I found I resonated with a lot of the concerns—disconnection of elites/governing class from voters, concerns about rapid and unreflective cultural change...

Malcolm Ocean 🏴‍☠️ @Malcolm_Ocean · Sep 19, 2020

Accepting that something is a problem does not require accepting any proposed solutions. 99% of described problems are real and important, at least in some sense. 99% of proposed solutions are at best irrelevant and at worst actively would exacerbate things.

edge of paradox of tolerance, this

Malcolm Ocean 🏴‍☠️ @Malcolm_Ocean · Jul 14, 2024

we are collectively, at present, wrestling with the paradox of tolerance, and we would do well to recognize that the people we find hard to tolerate are doing the same from a different angle, and that this is part of what the process feels like

link to the book: amzn.to/3W1loHg