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Mark Blyth Global Trumpism

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  1. Sahasrahla
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    Another great Mark Blyth talk: Why People Vote for Those Who Work Against Their Best Interests Don't let the title put you off, it was chosen by the hosts and Blyth disagrees with the sentiment...

    Another great Mark Blyth talk: Why People Vote for Those Who Work Against Their Best Interests Don't let the title put you off, it was chosen by the hosts and Blyth disagrees with the sentiment and pushes back a little in his talk. All in all it's a good talk on the subject of why people would vote for populist candidates. Also, he's an entertaining and sometimes funny speaker. Upon seeing the size of the crowd: "Woah, there's a lot of people here! Is Netflix broken?"

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  2. super_james
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    Don't be scared of the 1:36 playback time, the last half is a Q&A section which you can't hear anyway. I found this talk very interesting in that it gives a birds eye view of the history leading...

    Don't be scared of the 1:36 playback time, the last half is a Q&A section which you can't hear anyway.

    I found this talk very interesting in that it gives a birds eye view of the history leading upto Trump, Brexit and the discontent of western populations .

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