Strangers in Their Own Land goes beyond the commonplace liberal idea that these are people who have been duped into voting against their own interests
I hope the narrator does go beyond that concept as I'm really tired of the sneery, middle class view that if you don't agree with them 100% then you're a fascist. It's not so different from a Marxist claiming a non-Marxist is suffering from false consciousness. How can progress ever be made when both sides of the political spectrum are equally blinded by their own, opposing bigotries and totally unwilling to listen to each other? Bah! (Sounds a fascinating book, though!)
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I hope the narrator does go beyond that concept as I'm really tired of the sneery, middle class view that if you don't agree with them 100% then you're a fascist. It's not so different from a Marxist claiming a non-Marxist is suffering from false consciousness. How can progress ever be made when both sides of the political spectrum are equally blinded by their own, opposing bigotries and totally unwilling to listen to each other? Bah! (Sounds a fascinating book, though!)