One of the first names that comes to my mind regarding the prediction of the right-wing populism is Camille Paglia. Now while I agree with the point you're try

One of the first names that comes to my mind regarding the prediction of the right-wing populism is Camille Paglia. Now while I agree with the point you're trying to make, it seems to me that the main motivation behind the article is that there are political climates when the changes are inevitable; and the question this article is trying to answer is when should we listen to the individuals rather than take the larger picture of the opinion landscape?