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The shock lessons for liberals from Brexit and the Trumpquake
Curated:
28/11/2016 from
www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/nov/20/lessons-liberals-brexit-trumpquake-demagogues-rules-electoral-politics?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Tweet
my notes ( ? )
foolish to assume that “experience” is an unalloyed asset ... In this age of rage against anything or anyone that can be depicted as “the establishment” ... a handicap to be an “insider” and a great advantage to be an “outsider”...
calling them dangerous did not amount to an answer to the grievances driving substantial numbers of voters ... telling a voter that something is a risk only works if that voter thinks they have a meaningful stake ... branding the insurgents as rogues burnished their appeal for many aggrieved with the status quo.
“The more outrageous we are, the more attention we’ll get. The more attention we get, the more outrageous we’ll be.”... This weaponising of outrage consciously creates a dilemma ... If offensive and mendacious statements are ignored, bigotry and lies will not be called out. But if they are challenged, the propagators gain the oxygen they are seeking.
calling them dangerous did not amount to an answer to the grievances driving substantial numbers of voters ... telling a voter that something is a risk only works if that voter thinks they have a meaningful stake ... branding the insurgents as rogues burnished their appeal for many aggrieved with the status quo.
“The more outrageous we are, the more attention we’ll get. The more attention we get, the more outrageous we’ll be.”... This weaponising of outrage consciously creates a dilemma ... If offensive and mendacious statements are ignored, bigotry and lies will not be called out. But if they are challenged, the propagators gain the oxygen they are seeking.
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