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ladykate03 's review for:
Bobos in Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There
by David Brooks
A strange, and very dated book (even though it was published fairly recently). Brooks complains about BoBo (Bohemian Bourgeois) culture, which is something that is still fairly recognizable today, but doesn't exactly provide a comprehensive analysis. The historical foundation is good but it reads a bit whiny and Brooks comes off sounding like the people who bemoan Hipster culture.
What struck me the most was when Brooks claims that politics are no longer interesting. The two parties in the US have common ground and overall have the same goals. He did not forsee this most recent election, but in a way Donald Trump's whole campaign was against BoBo culture. A vast majority of American's still don't fall into this category and Trump harnessed that anger. I'd like to read a revision in a few years, of how these trends continued to manifest themselves but in very different ways.
What struck me the most was when Brooks claims that politics are no longer interesting. The two parties in the US have common ground and overall have the same goals. He did not forsee this most recent election, but in a way Donald Trump's whole campaign was against BoBo culture. A vast majority of American's still don't fall into this category and Trump harnessed that anger. I'd like to read a revision in a few years, of how these trends continued to manifest themselves but in very different ways.