El Akkad:
There was a time, mostly forgotten now, when almost every centrist institution in this country bent over backward to describe Donald Trump's appeal as a function of some kind of "economic anxiety." The alternative-that millions of Americans want desperately for people who don't look and live and believe the way they do to suffer without end — was too unpleasant to consider, too much an indictment of something bigger than one man's campaign.
I think “economic anxiety” is not forgotten. I saw someone in a Discord explain away the racism with that back in November. Except it was one of those White leftists that’s always saying just please can we make sure the White working class gets what they want.