Ep130: Class Conflict Confusion

I return with a dive into a new essay from an historian commenting on what he calls the ‘Local Gentry’ of America. Meaning the various millionaires who factor into a better class analysis. I then cover an interview with him that expands on his points and positions. In the 2nd half I cover a conservative reaction to the essay and a moderate’s ideas which he relies on, muddling through the ideas of the professional class and how current politics can be mapped, mostly incorrectly.

Music Used: This is the Life, by Weird Al

Sources

Wyman’s Essay on the Gentry Class
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/09/trump-american-gentry-wyman-elites/620151/
Wyman’s Interview with Jacobin
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2021/10/local-gentry-patrick-wyman-class-wealth-power
A populist Right response
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/american-gentry-elegy/
The Class Theory of centrist Micheal Lind
https://www.thebellows.org/the-double-horseshoe-theory/