@huckelcommasean.bsky.social: My refrain on these types has always been “The minute their first cruise or flight is cancelled by civil unrest, they will simply die of anger.”

This is sort of the incredible thing: white Americans really think America sucks right now, but financial data shows us white Americans have never had it better! The resentment is social! Lots of us don't want nonwhite Americans to have it better!

Historians of this era will spend a lot of time studying social resentment, especially in older folks, and how it's played such a central role in politics.

My aunt and uncle retired in their fifties with generous pensions that allow them to travel extensively and they are the most MAGA people in my family.

Lots of these people think if there's some kind of massive civil unrest the pensions will process normally and/or there will be places to travel to.

My refrain on these types has always been “The minute their first cruise or flight is cancelled by civil unrest, they will simply die of anger.”

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