Book · 2007 · Biography & Autobiography
Lifted to the Shoulders of a Mountain
A Story of the People who Climbed a Mountain Before Their Home Became Little Switzerland, N.C. : Their Strength and Courage Will Lift Them Up
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Lifted to the Shoulders of a Mountain by Pat Turner Mitchell is examined in political and cultural discussions regarding nationalist ideology, demographic shifts, and right-wing political movements. The book was referenced by Ezra Klein on The Ezra Klein Show in March 2024 during a conversation about middle-finger politics and the rise of nationalist rhetoric. Klein mentioned that he had gone back to read the text, noting its exploration of widespread demographic anxieties. Reading directly from the book, Klein highlighted passages describing how millions of people have come to feel like strangers in their own land, using these quotes to analyze the underlying cultural alienation driving right-wing voters. Similarly, Robert Evans brought up the book on an episode of Behind the Bastards in July 2023 while reading through the membership manual of the Proud Boys. Evans noted to his audience that the extremist group's meetings traditionally commence with a reading from this specific text. Across both podcasts, the book was utilized as a primary source to dissect the intellectual underpinnings of contemporary nationalist and populist movements, offering insight into the grievances and exclusionary narratives that resonate with certain political factions in modern American society.
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Ezra Klein but but I went back and read this book beanan published in 2002 called the death of the West 2
“but but I went back and read this book beanan published in 2002 called the death of the West”
“so he he writes here again in this death of the west book Millions have begun to feel like strangers in their own land”
Robert Evans we will commence this meeting by reading a passage from Pat Buchanan's the death of the West 1
“we will commence this meeting by reading a passage from Pat Buchanan's the death of the West”
