Tom Nichols isn't making fun of the issues that inflation has created politically per se. He's pointing out that the die hard republican base that has embraced Trumpism isn't driven by "meat and potatoes" political issues like a lot of opinion pieces have been saying for the past 6 years. The anti-democratic bent of many (most) republica…
Tom Nichols isn't making fun of the issues that inflation has created politically per se. He's pointing out that the die hard republican base that has embraced Trumpism isn't driven by "meat and potatoes" political issues like a lot of opinion pieces have been saying for the past 6 years. The anti-democratic bent of many (most) republicans isn't a bug it's a feature and the base encourages it not because they're downtrodden in life but because of many more intrinsic qualities of their voters. Additionally, Tom has made it clear that when he speaks of the anti-democratic elements and specifically Jan 6th rioters that they weren't actually working class people but were largely driven by a more affluent and bored middle class.
Tom Nichols isn't making fun of the issues that inflation has created politically per se. He's pointing out that the die hard republican base that has embraced Trumpism isn't driven by "meat and potatoes" political issues like a lot of opinion pieces have been saying for the past 6 years. The anti-democratic bent of many (most) republicans isn't a bug it's a feature and the base encourages it not because they're downtrodden in life but because of many more intrinsic qualities of their voters. Additionally, Tom has made it clear that when he speaks of the anti-democratic elements and specifically Jan 6th rioters that they weren't actually working class people but were largely driven by a more affluent and bored middle class.