The somewheres and the anywheres

P&C review a Mexican lager, then discuss David Goodhart’s theory about anywheres and somewheres.

The anywheres are educated, footloose, urban and socially liberal. The somewheres are rooted in a specific place or community, are socially conservative and often less educated.

It’s an interesting way of looking at current issues like Brexit, Trumpism and populism generally.

In the U.S., we have our east and west coast elites who view “fly over country” as a basket of deplorables.

How does this fit with the idea of a republic, where the representatives are supposed to bring local values to the nation?

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6 thoughts on “The somewheres and the anywheres”

  1. QUOTE: In the U.S., we have our east and west coast elites who view “fly over country” as a basket of deplorables.

    Doesn’t the US also have southern and mid-western “nationalists”, who view urban/coastal areas as bastions of socialism and populated by snowflakes? Displaying their brand of patriotism at presidential rallies/conventions, they’ve chanted “send her back” (in reference to a sitting member of Congress, who is an American citizen) and “lock her up” in reference to a political opponent (that wasn’t charged nor convicted of a crime).

    Seems we have quite a mix of people and interests that make up these not so “United” States. It will be interesting to see what’s in store for this nation, given our bent towards extreme tribalism. Will e pluribus unum endure as our national motto? Will the days of a peaceful transfer of presidential power continue? It remains to be seen.

  2. Interesting that the flyover people love Tucker mostly who is an heir to some fortune and attended bunches of private, privileged, elite schools. Trump attended an Ivy League school as did his kids.

    Trump is just able to convince Okies that he is one of them.

    1. It is indeed totally baffling to me how extremely elite people, especially Trump, have convinced rednecks that he is their voice. Kentucky is as flyover as you can get and that conman-playboy-jetsetter from New York is a shoe in among the folks who live in the Bluegrass State.

  4. Who’s the editor? Should say Mexican style lager—not Mexican lager. Like Corona but made in USA is not Mexican. For instance, Bohemia is a Mexican lager, yet not a Mexican style lager. Indio is Mexican, yet closer to a malt liquor.

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