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Thomas Zimmer@thomaszimmer.bsky.social |
Weekend Reading: I wrote about the pre-history of Trump’s rise, the nature of Trumpism, and the radical politics of white despair – based on John Ganz’s masterful new book “When the Clock Broke”
The Origins of Trumpism and the Birth of the Present.
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Thomas Zimmer
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Based on Ganz’s brilliant book, I reflect on the nature of Trumpism and how to situate it in the American Right’s recent history; the role of the rightwing intellectual sphere; the challenge of how to approach, research, interpret, and tell the pre-history of the present. 2/
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Erik Nordman
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I recall the "militia movement" making headlines in the 1990s as well. Does Ganz connect those early militia groups to today's?
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Maria cassiopeiaknits
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