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freezeanddesist.bearblog.dev · 12h · discuss

This book seeks to answer a question: Who are Latino defectors from the Democratic base, and why are they defecting? And how can we extend them empathy and convince them to rejoin us? People have noted that Latino voters in aggregate are shifting right. According to Ramos, a journalist drawing from her interviews, this is because of three themes: tribalism, traditionalism, and trauma. This book relies on these cultural themes to explain political trends, and I'm not so sure I'm completely convinced. I think these themes are a really good insight into an individual's psyche of their core insecurities that...