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His stance on immigration, his war on PC culture, the racism, sexism, his war against Islam, even his slogan "make American great again" is exactly the definiti
by wfo 10y ago
His stance on immigration, his war on PC culture, the racism, sexism, his war against Islam, even his slogan "make American great again" is exactly the definition of culture war. His subslogan "take our country back" is the definitive culture war anthem and has been for all of human history. His entire attitude -- an assault on Washington and media elites who consider themselves "serious" and "sensible" which is working so well is a striking clash of cultures. He is THE culture warrior candidate of the past I don't know how many decades. Nobody cares about his economic policies: pundits harp on about how he doesn't have any and that makes him unqualified; the crucial point they are missing is it has nothing to do with economics or policy at all, it does not matter if they are present in him or not, it is entirely about culture and identity.
He is just fighting on behalf of a different culture -- instead of the traditional Republican Christian right, he's grabbing at a different Republican constituency.