I think this is an important video because it starts to touch on a way back for the Republican Party at large. As a Democrat, I want that. Because if the GOP doesn't see a way to regain many of those who were Trump voters to more classical Republicanism, then they are going to have to continue to court groups one and two as defined here. I think there is an important 6th tier which is missing here, and which exists mostly in the halls of power, be they governmental, business, or political: those who see Trump for who he is and find it distasteful (similar to group 4), BUT importantly, are willing to manipulate the division Trump has created and to play by the playbook he has published. Those included in [CNN's supercut](ua-cam.com/video/6FXuXqzUO9E/v-deo.html) about Republican psychics fit into this category, and are especially dangerous because their political cunning allows for civil unrest as a political tool to advance their own ambition. I will be sharing this video with my own high school and college aged children because I think it is important to look for nuance in those that we disagree with and because if we simply foment hate for anyone who ever dared to don a MAGA hat, we will only become further polarized. Thanks for the video.
Analysis seems spot-on to me. I have relatives in your tiers four and five, and I can at least understand that somewhat. They're tickled they got their three justices and definitely believe the media is center-left to left. What concerns me most is that they're so turned off by most media they resort to a steady diet of Fox News and Limbaugh -- mired in confirmation bias.
Great analysis. Everyone knows people in tiers three, four and five. But you are spot on - the top two tiers are the ones to lose sleep over. I hope we don't see any bloodshed in the coming week to 10 days, but I fear we may.
Those are good categories. It's true that your #4s aren't at rallies, but I bet you could find quite a few among FB friends, family members, or just people on the street. My concern is how many Americans are in those groups, and I suspect #3 is quite large. These people are still mad. They might not break Capitol glass, but they would walk through the broken openings if they could. I feel their fears about abolition of gun ownership or being silenced in voicing an opinion are pretty ludicrous. Their loud opinions are everywhere right now. 20 years ago, nobody needed Twitter to scream, and they don't need it now. I don't think what happened at the Capitol is over; subsequent attacks will be cleverer and better organized, and that scares me. Also interesting would be not just the categories but also how people drift from one category to another -- how fluid is it? Do they tend to drift toward more extremism, or away from it -- is #1 growing, or #5? And do the members of each category hold slightly more extreme opinions than those they are willing to voice to you with your camera? I suspect so. The man who took your mic, as I recall, used the words "civil war." He may not have voiced worry about pedophilia, but being comfortable participating in that level of violence (IMO) puts him at the highest level of extremism.
I'm personally not a fan of the party system. I feel there is a bias toward more extreme candidates (this is a relative generalization) during the primaries. Additionally, there is a group-think mentality that arises in both parties that makes it impossible for one party member to agree with, support, or applaud the other party member for decisions that might otherwise be supported by the "opposition". This utter lack of humility is nauseating to watch, and it is modeled/mimicked by party backers. The lack of common courtesy, humility, and kindness found in politicians is hard to watch.
Beyond groupthink, there is real pressure to conform or face consequences within the party. This is true within both major parties. I think that ranked-choice voting is the real path away from the rise to more and more extreme candidates, and hope to see that take hold and spread.
I agree that in recent years, extreme candidates in either party are favored. I think that's how we've arrived where we are. I keep wishing for a nice, boring president again.
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I think this is an important video because it starts to touch on a way back for the Republican Party at large. As a Democrat, I want that. Because if the GOP doesn't see a way to regain many of those who were Trump voters to more classical Republicanism, then they are going to have to continue to court groups one and two as defined here.
I think there is an important 6th tier which is missing here, and which exists mostly in the halls of power, be they governmental, business, or political: those who see Trump for who he is and find it distasteful (similar to group 4), BUT importantly, are willing to manipulate the division Trump has created and to play by the playbook he has published. Those included in [CNN's supercut](ua-cam.com/video/6FXuXqzUO9E/v-deo.html) about Republican psychics fit into this category, and are especially dangerous because their political cunning allows for civil unrest as a political tool to advance their own ambition.
I will be sharing this video with my own high school and college aged children because I think it is important to look for nuance in those that we disagree with and because if we simply foment hate for anyone who ever dared to don a MAGA hat, we will only become further polarized.
Thanks for the video.
Analysis seems spot-on to me. I have relatives in your tiers four and five, and I can at least understand that somewhat. They're tickled they got their three justices and definitely believe the media is center-left to left. What concerns me most is that they're so turned off by most media they resort to a steady diet of Fox News and Limbaugh -- mired in confirmation bias.
Great analysis. Everyone knows people in tiers three, four and five. But you are spot on - the top two tiers are the ones to lose sleep over. I hope we don't see any bloodshed in the coming week to 10 days, but I fear we may.
Those are good categories. It's true that your #4s aren't at rallies, but I bet you could find quite a few among FB friends, family members, or just people on the street.
My concern is how many Americans are in those groups, and I suspect #3 is quite large. These people are still mad. They might not break Capitol glass, but they would walk through the broken openings if they could. I feel their fears about abolition of gun ownership or being silenced in voicing an opinion are pretty ludicrous. Their loud opinions are everywhere right now. 20 years ago, nobody needed Twitter to scream, and they don't need it now. I don't think what happened at the Capitol is over; subsequent attacks will be cleverer and better organized, and that scares me.
Also interesting would be not just the categories but also how people drift from one category to another -- how fluid is it? Do they tend to drift toward more extremism, or away from it -- is #1 growing, or #5? And do the members of each category hold slightly more extreme opinions than those they are willing to voice to you with your camera? I suspect so. The man who took your mic, as I recall, used the words "civil war." He may not have voiced worry about pedophilia, but being comfortable participating in that level of violence (IMO) puts him at the highest level of extremism.
I'm personally not a fan of the party system. I feel there is a bias toward more extreme candidates (this is a relative generalization) during the primaries. Additionally, there is a group-think mentality that arises in both parties that makes it impossible for one party member to agree with, support, or applaud the other party member for decisions that might otherwise be supported by the "opposition". This utter lack of humility is nauseating to watch, and it is modeled/mimicked by party backers. The lack of common courtesy, humility, and kindness found in politicians is hard to watch.
I appreciate your analysis, Adam. Very well stated.
Beyond groupthink, there is real pressure to conform or face consequences within the party. This is true within both major parties. I think that ranked-choice voting is the real path away from the rise to more and more extreme candidates, and hope to see that take hold and spread.
I agree that in recent years, extreme candidates in either party are favored. I think that's how we've arrived where we are. I keep wishing for a nice, boring president again.