The Origin Story Of White Male Rage
Lots of columnists try to opine about “why voters like Trump” and/or “the origins of white male rage,” and they usually get a little bit close but miss some of the bigger factors out there. Paul Krugman, who is probably very insulated from day-to-day American realities, just tried earlier this morning:
I have written about a lot of these topics, and I mean a lot of them, over the years I’ve been writing. I am also generally pretty angry myself about different things, although I have the self-awareness to realize some of that is “competitive Victimhood” too. I’m a complicated little scamp.
Let me try to break this down for you a bit.
