Wrong Trump voters, definitely. I have many friends, to this day, who don’t believe national politics are important to their lives. Some have been appalled by the Trump era, but few obsess over the dangers ahead. (They rely on me for that.) (Yes, these are all friends of privilege.)
"Indeed, there are reasons to believe a more counterintuitive claim—that the distribution of power and interest will remain largely unperturbed after COVID-19 ceases to be prevalent."
I completely agree with this and think it an entirely mundane take, excepting one thing: the effect of both Covid isolation and Covid infection on world leaders. (Specifically, there has been an outbreak of bad behaviour worldwide, and this has been entirely chalked up to emotional reactions to confinement, and while I don't doubt that's true, it's also clear Covid attacks the brain (no matter the effect of the disease on the rest of the body), it attacks the limbic system which controls emotional regulation (affects decision-making), and so on and so forth. I would not necessarily chalk up Vladimir Putin's decision-making to a Covid infection, but I am starting to wonder. I also wonder if Trump's dedication to cheating the election after the fact may be influenced by his apparently near-lethal Covid infection. And so on and so forth.)
"Globalization is still a good thing"
If you said trade was still a good thing, I would not disagree, and then you bring China and/or globalization (as a buzz word that may or may not describe a particular approach) into it and we're off in the rhetorically bilious land of 2005 bullshit pro-trade opeds and it is for puke-making. I heard and understood the argument the first 97 thousand times.
"Political analysts are focusing on the wrong group of Trump voters"
Wrong Trump voters, definitely. I have many friends, to this day, who don’t believe national politics are important to their lives. Some have been appalled by the Trump era, but few obsess over the dangers ahead. (They rely on me for that.) (Yes, these are all friends of privilege.)
Globalization, please.
Globalization is good! Will attract the most hate-tweeters.
The number of traditional Republican voters who have allowed themselves to be led toward extremism by inertia is an exceedingly important topic.
"Indeed, there are reasons to believe a more counterintuitive claim—that the distribution of power and interest will remain largely unperturbed after COVID-19 ceases to be prevalent."
I completely agree with this and think it an entirely mundane take, excepting one thing: the effect of both Covid isolation and Covid infection on world leaders. (Specifically, there has been an outbreak of bad behaviour worldwide, and this has been entirely chalked up to emotional reactions to confinement, and while I don't doubt that's true, it's also clear Covid attacks the brain (no matter the effect of the disease on the rest of the body), it attacks the limbic system which controls emotional regulation (affects decision-making), and so on and so forth. I would not necessarily chalk up Vladimir Putin's decision-making to a Covid infection, but I am starting to wonder. I also wonder if Trump's dedication to cheating the election after the fact may be influenced by his apparently near-lethal Covid infection. And so on and so forth.)
"Globalization is still a good thing"
If you said trade was still a good thing, I would not disagree, and then you bring China and/or globalization (as a buzz word that may or may not describe a particular approach) into it and we're off in the rhetorically bilious land of 2005 bullshit pro-trade opeds and it is for puke-making. I heard and understood the argument the first 97 thousand times.
"Political analysts are focusing on the wrong group of Trump voters"
My man, Daniel, please, sir, do!
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i already know the nuts like the back of my hand
I agree with the first four comments: the "other" Trump voters.
Political analysts are focusing on the wrong Trump voters.
Been reading you since the blog days (miss the currency wallpaper).
The first and the third are standard Drezner takes I would expect you to have, unreflective Trump voters is something I haven't seen explored much.
Unreflective Trump voters please! Cant bear to read another article about true MAGAs.