I agree with you that much of Trump 2’s agenda is basically culture war aggression against Nate Silver’s “village” and that the Kimmel brouhaha is part of that. And there are reasonable gripes one might have with the village, and the attempt to lower its residents’ status and correspondingly to raise the status of its opponents is a coherent political aim.
The question I guess I have, for you, one realistic adult to another, is…how do you actually think this is going to go? Because my honest expectations here are of over-reach, embarrassment, chaos, and trampling of norms that are unlikely to be replaced by better ones. Yes - if I adopt the posture of a true believer right wing culture warrior, the strategy here might make sense. But presumably that is not your actual outlook, so my question stands: how do you think all of this is going to go?
This will be an unsatisfying response. I am not smart enough to predict how this is going to go longterm. A lot depends on how covert, rather than overt, Team Trump wishes to be about achieving goals.
I agree with you that much of Trump 2’s agenda is basically culture war aggression against Nate Silver’s “village” and that the Kimmel brouhaha is part of that. And there are reasonable gripes one might have with the village, and the attempt to lower its residents’ status and correspondingly to raise the status of its opponents is a coherent political aim.
The question I guess I have, for you, one realistic adult to another, is…how do you actually think this is going to go? Because my honest expectations here are of over-reach, embarrassment, chaos, and trampling of norms that are unlikely to be replaced by better ones. Yes - if I adopt the posture of a true believer right wing culture warrior, the strategy here might make sense. But presumably that is not your actual outlook, so my question stands: how do you think all of this is going to go?
This will be an unsatisfying response. I am not smart enough to predict how this is going to go longterm. A lot depends on how covert, rather than overt, Team Trump wishes to be about achieving goals.
Truly, Pearl’s right wing politics must make him a divisive figure in…Alabama.
Just take the long view. In the meantime, firm, steady pressure.