A warning has been issued to MAGA supporters by a Nobel Prize winner who says followers will eventually "eat their own" over one issue.
Divisions are already starting to show within the "MAGAdom" as economist Paul Krugman called it, with even those in lofty political positions at risk of being pulled into the in-fighting. Nobel Prize winner Krugman suggested not even a strong political record will "protect" those from the splintered MAGA sentiment.
Writing in his Substack, Krugman predicted, "But I would also serve a warning to MAGAdom: Movements centered on bigotry eventually eat their own. Don’t imagine that your political record will protect you."
"Consider how JD Vance, while spouting Christian nationalism, has to defend his Yale-educated Indian-American wife from racist, anti-Hindu attacks. Vivek Ramaswamy, the Trump-endorsed Republican senatorial candidate for Ohio, is now pleading for an end to the bigotry and hate directed at him by other Republicans."
"And now we have Ben Shapiro, of Jewish descent and a long-time MAGA stalwart, calling out Tucker Carlson for platforming the antisemitic and anti-Indian Nick Fuentes. Because who could have seen the movement’s antisemitic turn coming — other than anyone who knew anything about history?"
Krugman has since dubbed this infighting "Immigrant Derangement Syndrome", and he says it comes from the top down, rather than from unrest in the public.
He explained, "IDS isn’t even popular among the broad public. Granted, Biden created an opening for immigrant hostility by failing to adequately secure the border during 2021-2024."
"Trump’s immigration policy has grown increasingly unpopular as Americans see its brutality in action. According to AP-NORC, by December only 38 percent of Americans had a favorable view of Trump’s handling of immigration, down from 49 percent in March, while 60 percent disapproved."
"Immigrant Derangement Syndrome is therefore a top-down phenomenon, not a broad popular movement. It reflects the perverse obsessions of MAGAdom, with racism a key component. If you are an immigrant with brown or black skin, you’re a target regardless of how exemplary your behavior – as the growing attacks against Indian-Americans show."