We felt poorer, so economists should be lynched!

The contrast between people’s experiences in their everyday lives and what politicians or experts say is important.

If the economy is supposedly doing great but I can afford less and less and my life gets worse, that’s a contradiction.

The USA is moving more to something like the gilded age with more wealth disparity, more suffering for the poor, more violence.

The anti-intellectualism and anti-elitism of the cultural revolution was far more extreme. You are right that there are some similar ideas brewing.

When the political and economic system is no longer delivering for the population, it will turn against the (perceived) leaders. Trump and the right spins this very well by directing the anger against „woke“ liberal academics, foreigners, and away from the billionaires.

The „woke“ elites are also in crisis. The Democratic Party is in shambles.