Yes. To all the things. I might hazard a guess that we need to unpack “the American people” is some very new ways beyond race, gender, economic class or education. We need a lot more geography, for one. We need a much better handle on media consumption. Family political dynamics. Political “personalities” for lack of a better word. Rhetoric and its impact on individuals and crowds. Religious and local culture, in its popular assessments of what’s going well, what’s not, what are the SWOT analyses lay people are tapping into. I actually think there’s a ton of diversity out there esp amongst Trump voters (or moderates, conservatives, even liberals and radicals along a very wide and deep spectrum). Vs a very boring predictable establishment “progressive” Democratic party line, which has handily buttoned up all diversity of thought and expression. Anyway, won’t go on. History should provide some great examples to help think more creatively about our present juncture.
Yes. To all the things. I might hazard a guess that we need to unpack “the American people” is some very new ways beyond race, gender, economic class or education. We need a lot more geography, for one. We need a much better handle on media consumption. Family political dynamics. Political “personalities” for lack of a better word. Rhetoric and its impact on individuals and crowds. Religious and local culture, in its popular assessments of what’s going well, what’s not, what are the SWOT analyses lay people are tapping into. I actually think there’s a ton of diversity out there esp amongst Trump voters (or moderates, conservatives, even liberals and radicals along a very wide and deep spectrum). Vs a very boring predictable establishment “progressive” Democratic party line, which has handily buttoned up all diversity of thought and expression. Anyway, won’t go on. History should provide some great examples to help think more creatively about our present juncture.