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"Some scholars suggest we can best understand these developments as a form of backlash against ongoing cultural, economic,and demographic trends (Kaufmann 2019;
by lainga 6y ago
"Some scholars suggest we can best understand these developments as a form of backlash against ongoing cultural, economic,and demographic trends (Kaufmann 2019; Norris and Inglehart 2019)"
Is the paper paper based on the premise that the right-wing views, or the rising success thereof, are an anomaly or "backlash" from some normal state?
ed: or not? Is there another interpretation of the first page?
- albntomat0 6y agoI understand the usage of "backlash" here to mean a response in the other direction. Cause: The political left begins discussing white privilege more than it did previously Effect: The political right begins discussing their views on race more as well, in ways specifically counter to the ones raised by the left. It's a cause and effect in the opposite direction. I think abnormality implies something other than a cultural response.