Thomas ZimmerAug 25, 2023

“The ruling class.”

That’s actually the new consensus enemy on the Right, uniting the rightwing online and pundit sphere with the mainstream of Republican politics. And it’s a chimera entirely detached from the political and socio-economic realities of American life.

Show threadThomas ZimmerAug 25, 2023
In the reactionary imagination, Trump is *not* part of the “ruling class” - because “It’s about culture” as Dreher puts it. That’s the same reason why Clarence Thomas, according to Ron DeSantis’ new book, is not “ruling class,” while every lefty student and activist absolutely is.
Show threadSynth23
@tzimmer_history I agree with your follow up points, but still Rod invoking “culture” here is funny to me. Trump had a well-known television on a major network and has been a celebrity for as long as I can remember. Trump is very much a part of any conventional definition of “culture”.
Aug 25, 2023 at 7:46pmWeb