When dealing with a populist, it doesn’t help to label his supporters as racist, women-hating unintelligent, low information voters. It actually does the opposite and plays right into the populist wants. It makes us the enemy trump needs us to be.
I read this article 8 years ago and I just read it again yesterday. I wish someone from the …
When dealing with a populist, it doesn’t help to label his supporters as racist, women-hating unintelligent, low information voters. It actually does the opposite and plays right into the populist wants. It makes us the enemy trump needs us to be.
I read this article 8 years ago and I just read it again yesterday. I wish someone from the Harris campaign had read it. I hope we learn this time around so we don’t have president Vance in 4 years or lose the house.
I also think the way they look at the Latino population is flawed to begin with. Same with middle eastern and north African voters. People treat these groups like they’re some sort of monolith, not understanding that they’re broad terms for vastly different groups with different experiences and needs in America.
When dealing with a populist, it doesn’t help to label his supporters as racist, women-hating unintelligent, low information voters. It actually does the opposite and plays right into the populist wants. It makes us the enemy trump needs us to be.
I read this article 8 years ago and I just read it again yesterday. I wish someone from the Harris campaign had read it. I hope we learn this time around so we don’t have president Vance in 4 years or lose the house.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/01/27/in-venezuela-we-couldnt-stop-chavez-dont-make-the-same-mistakes-we-did/
Original article/no paywall: https://www.caracaschronicles.com/2017/01/20/culturejam/
I also think the way they look at the Latino population is flawed to begin with. Same with middle eastern and north African voters. People treat these groups like they’re some sort of monolith, not understanding that they’re broad terms for vastly different groups with different experiences and needs in America.