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> On the other hand, the underlying assumption is that the revolt against elite policy preferences, not only in the U.S. but in Europe and elsewhere, is entirel
by jstanley 8y ago
> On the other hand, the underlying assumption is that the revolt against elite policy preferences, not only in the U.S. but in Europe and elsewhere, is entirely devoid of rational motivation. It discounts without comment the possibility that the pre-internet style of governance had substantive problems which the working class didn't like (e.g. globalization leading to a race to the bottom in manufacturing wages).
I didn't get that from the article at all.
The article was purely descriptive, without ascribing any value judgment.
- mirimir 8y agoI didn't get that from TFA either. If anything, the author seemed somewhat positive about the implications.
- phamilton 8y ago"we’re moving from a narrative oligopoly to a narrative democracy" That was pretty clear to me that the past had plenty of problems.
- mirimir 8y agoTrue. But there were also concerns about chaos. And recall that the US Founders were concerned. And they just had newspapers and handbills to worry about.