The Tyranny of Merit: The Politics of Disdain

The Great Recession pulled back the mask of American capitalism and showed to people that this thing is rigged. The financial crisis was a trigger for, well, or not to mix the metaphor, was a spark that enabled this dry tinder to come ablaze. But he never could have succeeded had the way not been prepared for him by the financial crisis. And the anger against elites that you aptly summarized. By 2016, the Democratic Party had become more oriented to the values and outlook and interests of the well-educated professional classes than to the blue-collar voters who traditionally constituted its base.