mishtalk | In Thoughts for the Horrified Paul Krugman takes an unusual step of admitting he is clueless.
Let’s take a look.
So what do we do now? By “we” I mean all those left, center and even right who saw Donald Trump as the worst man ever to run for president and assumed that a strong majority of our fellow citizens would agree.
I’m not talking about rethinking political strategy. There will be a time for that — God knows it’s clear that almost everyone on the center-left, myself included, was clueless about what actually works in persuading voters.
Tuesday’s fallout will last for decades, maybe generations.
I particularly worry about climate change. We were at a crucial point, having just reached a global agreement on emissions and having a clear policy path toward moving America to a much greater reliance on renewable energy. Now it will probably fall apart, and the damage may well be irreversible.
Vacation in the Head
Krugman went on to say “I myself spent a large part of the Day After
avoiding the news, doing personal things, basically taking a vacation in
my own head.”
After taking a vacation in the head, he came back with the wrong answer.
