Lasch, the Prophet

Here we find an expansion on Dreher's mention of Christopher Lasch--who, by the way, was NOT a Republican, and who wrote the referenced book back in the 1970's.

...it was Lasch who wrote that first in The Revolt of the Elites. There, Lasch argued that elites have used their material and cultural power to heap contempt upon the “mainstream of American life.” As elites detach themselves from their fellow citizens, they exacerbate the crisis of American democracy, which shows no signs of letting up....

The 1970's.

What Lasch demands from populism is FAR different from what either major party wants.  What Lasch wants is Right Order.

 ...As Lasch suggests in “Does Democracy Deserve to Survive?”, democracy does not deserve to survive if it is about best promoting ever-greater economic growth, pluralism, or diversity. These moral visions of democracy are not worth defending. What is worth defending is one that embodies the ethically demanding standard of self-limitation found in the best traditions of populist politics, from agrarian and syndicalist movements to the early civil rights movement....

Also found in Plato, Aristotle, every Gospel, Augustine, and Thomas Aquinas.  Mentioned--although foggily--in the Declaration under "pursuit of happiness"--which was language meaning 'attainment of salvation', not the Marxist "GIMME STUFF" re-interpretation found after Wilson's horrific regime.

Dreher doesn't think it will happen.  Lasch did.

Hmmmm.