The essential Trumpist argument is that illiberalism on the Left has been successful & should be imitated
Donald Trump is the most liberal president in my lifetime. He basically governed as a 1990s Democrat, for better or worse.
I'm gonna guess and say National Review's real problem with Trump is Trump's American Nationalism. Trump's insistence that America is a nation with boarders and not a walk-in flea market for 3rd World hoards to offer up cheap labor for big corporations. Trump's insistence that America is a nation with citizens whose interest must come first before the interest of other nations & big corporations.
This writer seems like someone who still thinks we are living in a left-right dichotomy and completely fucking ignores that not only is the political compass not just two axises, it's way more fucking nuanced than "left bad, right good". Left is still bad, but some of the shit Trump did was stuff leftists used to support 10-20 years ago, so trying to shove him into a box is fucking idiotic.
Donald Trump is the most liberal president in my lifetime. He basically governed as a 1990s Democrat, for better or worse.
I'm gonna guess and say National Review's real problem with Trump is Trump's American Nationalism. Trump's insistence that America is a nation with boarders and not a walk-in flea market for 3rd World hoards to offer up cheap labor for big corporations. Trump's insistence that America is a nation with citizens whose interest must come first before the interest of other nations & big corporations.
This writer seems like someone who still thinks we are living in a left-right dichotomy and completely fucking ignores that not only is the political compass not just two axises, it's way more fucking nuanced than "left bad, right good". Left is still bad, but some of the shit Trump did was stuff leftists used to support 10-20 years ago, so trying to shove him into a box is fucking idiotic.
They do, but they get paid for being fake opposition. Check cleared? DGAF.
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