Theyre Not Listening, Ryan James Girdusky
Theyre Not Listening, Ryan James Girdusky
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They're Not Listening
How The Elites Created the Nationalist Populist Revolution

Author: Ryan James Girdusky, Harlan Hill

Narrator: Mike Chamberlain

Unabridged: 6 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/31/2020


Synopsis

Cosmopolitan elites across the globe are ignoring the will of the people—pushing disgruntled voters into the arms of national-populist parties and politicians.

The election of Donald Trump in America and the referendum on European Union membership in the United Kingdom, otherwise known as Brexit, sent shockwaves throughout the world. Cosmopolitan elites across the globe never saw this populist uprising coming and still do not understand it.

People across the globe have been increasingly voting for national-populist politicians over the last twenty years. The current nationalist-populist revolt started long before Donald Trump came down his golden escalator, and even before Prime Minister David Cameron agreed to hold a referendum vote on the EU. It wasn't isolated to rundown towns in Northern England or the Midwest, and it wasn't solely because of demographic changes, ignorance, intolerance, or a "whitelash." It was occurring because the elites chose to ignore voters' concerns when it came to globalism and neoliberalism. Issues like mass immigration, war, economic inequality, and national sovereignty were sacrosanct to neoliberals, and ultimately, their unwillingness to concede on these issues built discontent among millions of people.

About Ryan James Girdusky

Ryan James Girdusky is a political consultant and writer whose work has been featured in multiple publications including the Washington Examiner, the American Conservative magazine, the Week, Human Events, the Daily Caller, and Townhall.com. From 2015 to 2017, Ryan was the senior writer for the conservative millennial website Red Alert Politics.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Renee on February 10, 2021

From the upper deck, this title presents a very understandable, digestible take on the rise of populism, why it’s happening and what shapes it has taken across the globe in the last couple of decades. No surprise that it has a slight pro-Trump vibe, as one of the co-author’s was on Trump’s re-electi......more

Goodreads review by Cary on March 29, 2023

Excellent, clear and accessible This is the first book on political populism that I've read that doesn't have an underlying academic-style, barely hidden contempt for those who vote for populist politicians. I found the book refreshingly neutral and informative. Most other books try to appear neutral......more

Goodreads review by James on October 01, 2020

A good primer for the average person that wants to understand the success of Trump, Brexit and other national populism movements across Europe and Central and South America.......more

Goodreads review by JustEvan on February 06, 2021

I'd recommend this to anyone who wants to understand the Trump phenomenon. Why his partisans are so loyal. Why he won and then lost. And why that loss is really, really, really bad.......more

Goodreads review by Debbie on February 07, 2021

I would agree that this book is a good primer for anyone who wants to understand why so many people were drawn to Trump and his populist "revolution ".......more