As we all know the economy is absolutely on fire and everyone is thriving. Recently I found out that a lot of the January 6th rioters were financially well-off professional people with reputable careers and settled in nice homes in relatively expensive locations. This included CEOs, doctors, lawyers, business owners, accountants, dentists, real estate managers. Not downtrodden little guys or wage slaves who only to see their jobs taken away and living paycheck to paycheck (although this is disappearing). Trump in neither of his elections won the lowest income voters anyway.

Which leads me to the question at the top? Is populism really just a vehicle now for people who are bored in their comfy mundanity and therefore choose wanting to break the existing system as a way to get a thrill because they are rich enough and settled enough not to be hurt by it, and also very bored of their middle class lifestyle?

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