A few days ago, I texted to myself these lines from Paul Krugman's final NYT column. I just came across my text and thought of your post that I had read many hours ago:

"What I believe is that while resentment can put bad people in power, in the long run it can’t keep them there. At some point the public will realize that most politicians railing against elites actually are elites in every sense that matters and start to hold them accountable for their failure to deliver on their promises. And at that point the public may be willing to listen to people who don’t try to argue from authority, don’t make false promises, but do try to tell the truth as best they can."

Here's a gift link to the full column: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/opinion/elites-euro-social-media.html?unlocked_article_code=1.hU4.GrRs.GF2faBEgMrSA