06-28-2016, 12:03 AM
I'm working on more thoughts about but I wanted to get this tweet out; I've been thinking a lot about different types elites and the competition between them and how it effects politics.
It’s late but I had trouble sleeping I’m sure there are uncorrected typos and I apologize for them.
By elites I’m referring to not just the top 1% but probably more like the 25-35%, I’m actually talking about what could be referred to as both the elites and the gentry.
In Boomer dominated America (meaning post 1980 and especially post 1990) the divide central divide in American politics has been between the bureaucratic and cultural/creative elites on the Democratic side and the economic elites on the Republican side. The petite bourgeoisie has been overwhelmingly republican while people who identify culturally with the creative elites have been overwhelmingly Democratic* racial minorities have been democratic leaning to strongly democrat regardless. Non elite whites outside of petite bourgeoisie have been split, since many whites identify with the petite bourgeoisie (especially the working class portions) and the petite bourgeoisie has a less condescending attitude towards the working can than the elites many have ended up voting Republican, those who work for the government or those in the few private sector unions that remain vote Democratic. In the south party as determined on an entirely racial basis.
In this election Trump's support came from the petite bourgeoisie and working class republicans who revolted against the economic elites who supported establishment candidate. On the Democratic Sanders got support from the working class white Democrats as well as millennial elite aspirants who have been shut out while Clinton got support democratic elites and blacks.
*For example faculty at community colleges are not part of elite but none the less fell a cultural bond with those at more prestigious universities.
It’s late but I had trouble sleeping I’m sure there are uncorrected typos and I apologize for them.
By elites I’m referring to not just the top 1% but probably more like the 25-35%, I’m actually talking about what could be referred to as both the elites and the gentry.
In Boomer dominated America (meaning post 1980 and especially post 1990) the divide central divide in American politics has been between the bureaucratic and cultural/creative elites on the Democratic side and the economic elites on the Republican side. The petite bourgeoisie has been overwhelmingly republican while people who identify culturally with the creative elites have been overwhelmingly Democratic* racial minorities have been democratic leaning to strongly democrat regardless. Non elite whites outside of petite bourgeoisie have been split, since many whites identify with the petite bourgeoisie (especially the working class portions) and the petite bourgeoisie has a less condescending attitude towards the working can than the elites many have ended up voting Republican, those who work for the government or those in the few private sector unions that remain vote Democratic. In the south party as determined on an entirely racial basis.
In this election Trump's support came from the petite bourgeoisie and working class republicans who revolted against the economic elites who supported establishment candidate. On the Democratic Sanders got support from the working class white Democrats as well as millennial elite aspirants who have been shut out while Clinton got support democratic elites and blacks.
*For example faculty at community colleges are not part of elite but none the less fell a cultural bond with those at more prestigious universities.