On the Brendan O’Connor radio show yesterday on RTE Radio 1 Mark Little gave an excellent explanation as to how Trump has come to triumph in the United States.
He spoke eloquently and with apparent expertise and what he had to say is worth listening to again and again. Because it gives liberal democrats some explanation for the rise of Trump, MAGA, and the ‘right’ in so many parts of the world.
To put it at its simplest, and I admit I am oversimplifying because I need to get a full grip on what Mark Little had to say, the world of liberal democracy over the last number of decades has been concerned about social justice.
But what Trump, and his ilk seem to be tapping into, is the significant number of people who got left behind and are more concerned about economic justice.
And the price of eggs.
There is also a large element of being anti-establishment and Trump being seen as anti-establishment, anti social justice when faced with economic injustice.
At least that is my hurried take on what Little had to say. It is worth a listen.