> I think this should be a wake up call for those of us who are American. I'm confused. U.S. politics over the last decade have been dominated by populist push

> I think this should be a wake up call for those of us who are American. I'm confused. U.S. politics over the last decade have been dominated by populist pushes on all sides of all aisles: Tea Party, Occupy, Trump, Sanders, even Obama ran on 'change' had minimal 'insider' credentials when he was elected. > Populist movements that rely heavily on anger, fear, and anti-immigration rhetoric Substitute 'anti-immigration' with 'anti-someone' and you basically have the case for most reform these days. The reaction to the Orlando shooting has basically been this, right? Anger? Check. Fear? Check? Pick an enemy? You have three or four to choose from: Muslims, gun nuts, homophobes. I think we need to be more self-reflective and (socially) self-policing than tutting at all the other people out there.