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I think it's easier to radicalize people who are disenfranchised in some way, but people who are fairly well off, or even really well off, can still be radicalized. Just look at Peter Thiel. Guy's ideas are batshit and he's a billionaire. Or Stephen Miller. His dad was a lawyer and real estate developer. He went to Santa Monica High School and Duke University. Now look at him.It is a little disturbing that these are young representatives from the party. I ,however, see this more as an issue that the country on a whole is heading in the wrong direction. People who have nothing can be easily radicalized. You can't radicalize someone with a full belly, a roof over their head, a bit of spending money, and a future for their kids. There are basically two paths of thought that I believe happens when this isn't fulfilled. Either, you believe the rich and wealth people and corporations are stripping the country dry or you start blaming other groups of people for consuming the resources that you feel that in "correct" society you would be entitled to. Liberals lean towards the former and conservatives lean towards the latter.
The "professional class" can definitely still be radicalized. All you need to do is make their position in the hierarchy feel threatened in some way. They could have life handed to them on a silver platter but they'll still feel oppressed.