Sunday, June 26, 2016

Populism Explained

The link is a fairly long read, but it boils down to politics runs on money and people with money like winners and don't like losers.  It quotes Adam Smith's belief that one should identify with the unfortunate and illustrates that when the unfortunate become sufficiently numerous and grieved, they want others to hurt like they hurt.  Even if the solutions (or lack thereof in Donald Trump's case) will not help them.

Link to Column on insights another watching of the Deer Hunter created



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