If would-be oligarchs, who want to control all the nation’s wealth, enact policies that benefit their constituents, lower and middle classes to rise up, others can challenge their right to all the wealth and resources.— Teri Kanefield (@Teri_Kanefield) February 10, 2020
So they actually hurt their own constituents. . .
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We've known for a while that a portion of voters will always vote against their own economic best interests because there's something they want more than economic advancement: They want to be protected from their "enemies."— Teri Kanefield (@Teri_Kanefield) February 10, 2020
They're fearful people. Trump stirs their fears.
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Here's professor Snyder, talking about Sadopopulism: https://t.co/lJJTXd4Fsg— Teri Kanefield (@Teri_Kanefield) February 10, 2020
The lecture is best heard in the context of his series of short lectures, Snyder speaks.
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