Democracy Matters :verified: on Nostr: #[0], Fake Populist and Genuine Racist Jonathan Chait: “Carlson’s career defies ...
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Jonathan Chait: “Carlson’s career defies parody and challenges analysis because it has always been laid bare. He ranted conspiratorially about ‘them,’ laying sinister plots in their opulent lairs, against ‘us.’”
“The more sinister aspect of Carlson’s success was his realization that his audience craved racist and nativist resentment in higher doses than his predecessor had been able to supply.”
Jonathan Chait: “Carlson’s career defies parody and challenges analysis because it has always been laid bare. He ranted conspiratorially about ‘them,’ laying sinister plots in their opulent lairs, against ‘us.’”
“The more sinister aspect of Carlson’s success was his realization that his audience craved racist and nativist resentment in higher doses than his predecessor had been able to supply.”