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This Political Theorist Predicted the Rise of Trumpism. His Name Was Hunter S. Thompson.
This Political Theorist Predicted the Rise of Trumpism. His Name Was Hunter S. Thompson.
In late March, Donald Trump opened a rally in Wisconsin by mocking the state's governor, Scott Walker, who had just endorsed his Republican opponent, Ted Cruz. "He came in on his Harley," Trump said of Walker, "but he doesn't look like a motorcycle guy.
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That’s what I find creepy about the tech world. Tech was used to degrade people, and the people I know in the tech world still reflect the sort of engineer who works with managers to do it:
A friend of mine posted this on Facebook and I thought it would be good to share. I think it has a rather interesting take on the rise of Trumpism. That it is primarily retaliatory and not populist, per se. It at least makes more sense than working-class rural voters electing a New York City billionaire because they actually think he'll represent their interests.
Also, I love that it specifically calls out the Berkeley, CA types, since I'm literally one of them. Nicely skewered.