David Brooks recently wrote a great column discussing how Trumpism represents an alternative value system. That is putting it mildly. Trumpism is not just a different political approach, it’s an entirely new value system that explicitly, loudly, and sometimes rudely rejects the existing establishment. It thrives on the idea that the very institutions regarded as symbols of legitimacy are, in fact, unworthy. In this new value system, respect is earned by being scorned by the old guard. As Brooks aptly put it, if the establishment regards you as a sleazeball, you must be doing something right.
Its Everywhere, This Goodhart's Law
David Brooks recently wrote a great column discussing how Trumpism represents an alternative value system. That is putting it mildly. Trumpism is not just a different political approach, it’s an entirely new value system that explicitly, loudly, and sometimes rudely rejects the existing establishment. It thrives on the idea that the very institutions regarded as symbols of legitimacy are, in fact, unworthy. In this new value system, respect is earned by being scorned by the old guard. As Brooks aptly put it, if the establishment regards you as a sleazeball, you must be doing something right.