Thursday, June 20, 2024

A Boutique Issue

Ruy Teixeira is a Democrat worth reading. Truth be told, he is mostly a Republican who won't admit it. 

Today he writes about "greenlash" which he defines as "backlash against green policies." Here is my favorite quote from the column.

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs anyone? No wonder Trump thinks he can effectively slam Biden and the Democrats on their climate change approach. They are leaning into an issue and devoting considerable resources to a cause that is fundamentally boutique in nature.

"Boutique" as used here means appealing to a small affluent image-conscious group.