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"The reliance on race and economics as variables explaining the rise of Trump’s MAGA movement strikes me as incomplete. It gestures in the direction of the explanans, but doesn’t quite sharply identify it. I would say the lack of a unifying cause that offers genuine fulfillment and fragmenting sense of community are more influential. Think “Bowling Alone.”" — Jan 15, 2026 10:24PM
"The reliance on race and economics as variables explaining the rise of Trump’s MAGA movement strikes me as incomplete. It gestures in the direction of the explanans, but doesn’t quite sharply identify it. I would say the lack of a unifying cause that offers genuine fulfillment and fragmenting sense of community are more influential. Think “Bowling Alone.”" — Jan 15, 2026 10:24PM
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