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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop
I think populism was caused much more by the elite's failures in
- failing to protect the country from Al Qaida on 9/11
- leading us into a war in Iraq to protect us from non-existent WMD, a war we have never stopped fighting
- the financial crisis
You're pointing your finger at an inadequate solution, not at the real problem(s). Note that other countries are struggling with similar issues, e.g., Brexit.
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9/11 caused the country to rally together.
Iraq only split those smart enough to realize it was predicated on lies from the rest (it's still a niche gripe).
The financial crisis and its cure (which further galvanized class divisions) destroyed trust at almost all levels and stoked the class envy that led to Trump.
Brexit was xenophobia-driven.
