The article discusses Donald Trump's controversial actions in relation to trade and tariffs, suggesting they may lead to a global recession. Despite this, his approval ratings remain between 43-48%, due to underlying human psychological tendencies such as the urge to destroy that which fosters exclusion. It connects rising inequality, particularly since the late 1970s, to the emergence of populist authoritarians, indicating that feelings of marginalization and social insecurity contribute to this trend. The piece implies this dynamic is poorly recognized in current political discourse.
After all, his clowning around with tariffs, sparking trade wars, then suddenly reversing his position, could provoke a global recession, perhaps even a depression.
Yet, amid the wreckage, and despite some slippage, his approval ratings still hold between 43 and 48%: far higher than those of many other leaders.
There is strong evidence of a causal association between growing inequality and the rise of populist authoritarian movements.
if you feel excluded, you may well seek to destroy that which represents your exclusion.
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