thanks for your comment; it's actually a collection of essays, and some go way way back to show the periodic occurrence of these episodic periods of insanity. But particularly in the first couple chapters, he could be writing about today. MAGA is not new, and the reasons are not new. Communism, as a unifying threat, has been replaced by …
thanks for your comment; it's actually a collection of essays, and some go way way back to show the periodic occurrence of these episodic periods of insanity. But particularly in the first couple chapters, he could be writing about today. MAGA is not new, and the reasons are not new. Communism, as a unifying threat, has been replaced by a more generic "they" - anyone the Right hates - but Hofstadter's insight into "status politics" is crucial for understanding today's political arena: people will vote against their economic interests because their "status" needs run deeper: I'm more American than you! Look how MAGAs dress in the flag. Hofstadter was onto something then that totally applies now, and is probably the most single insightful author for today's MAGA madness.
I hope you read my review first, and your comments there are welcome.
thanks for your comment; it's actually a collection of essays, and some go way way back to show the periodic occurrence of these episodic periods of insanity. But particularly in the first couple chapters, he could be writing about today. MAGA is not new, and the reasons are not new. Communism, as a unifying threat, has been replaced by a more generic "they" - anyone the Right hates - but Hofstadter's insight into "status politics" is crucial for understanding today's political arena: people will vote against their economic interests because their "status" needs run deeper: I'm more American than you! Look how MAGAs dress in the flag. Hofstadter was onto something then that totally applies now, and is probably the most single insightful author for today's MAGA madness.
I hope you read my review first, and your comments there are welcome.