I don't study politics, but I do study culture, and here are some of the signs that a cultural shift has been brewing for years in America that most of the professional political analysts just completely missed.

Some of these may seem absurd, but hear me out. 🧵
We'll start… pic.twitter.com/PUdm30ggxD

— Paul Anleitner (@PaulAnleitner) November 6, 2024

The Popular Success of Top Gun: Maverick

After the killing of George Floyd and the subsequent protests and rioting in 2020, it seemed to many in the intelligentsia that “culturally relevant” films needed to directly address DEI or systemic race issues to find wide appeal.

Top… pic.twitter.com/hYBptWRACv

— Paul Anleitner (@PaulAnleitner) November 6, 2024

The Mass Cultural Influence of "Anti-Woke" Comedians

While it seems that many of the political talking heads had no idea who Tony Hinchcliffe was until his Puerto Rico joke at Trump's Madison Square Garden rally, Hinchcliffe's show "Kill Tony" is one of the most… pic.twitter.com/smL1eAthuW

— Paul Anleitner (@PaulAnleitner) November 6, 2024

Major Corporations Making Cuts to DEI Programs

After 2020, major corporations made concerted efforts to increase funding and attention to diversity, equity, and inclusion programs (DEI).

By 2024, we began to see corporations making cuts to those same programs.

Only one… pic.twitter.com/SOf6C6vPd2

— Paul Anleitner (@PaulAnleitner) November 6, 2024

Enrollment Surges at K-12 Christian Schools

If you talk to just about anyone who works in a private, Christian school, the post-COVID spike in enrollment has been unprecedented.

But it wasn't just that many Christian schools found ways to provide more in-person education during… pic.twitter.com/ihoFpdo5pe

— Paul Anleitner (@PaulAnleitner) November 6, 2024

The Star Wars Wars

Since Disney's release of its divisive Star Wars: The Last Jedi in 2017, Star Wars has been embroiled in an online culture war.
Silly as it may sound to some, Star Wars has become an important myth in our culture and challenges to mythos means challenges to… pic.twitter.com/xcRu8KS6fe

— Paul Anleitner (@PaulAnleitner) November 6, 2024

The Metamodern Resurgence of Creed

I talked about this ad nauseam last year when I became the guy who predicted the resurgence of Creed before it happened, so I won't repeat all my talking points here.

But you can't understand the metamodern shift unless you get "vibes."

Our… pic.twitter.com/qBENHT6iiS

— Paul Anleitner (@PaulAnleitner) November 6, 2024

Finally-

If you can learn to read culture as a student of cultural texts, you won't need political polls.

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🧵over.

— Paul Anleitner (@PaulAnleitner) November 6, 2024