This is probably the most intelligent group of right-wing thinkers I've encountered on the internet so far.
It wasn't until maybe two years ago when I came across the kia2 reddit and discovered people who understood the truths of this world - whose arguments convinced me to start caring more about politics & to stop being a fence sitter. For that, I thank all of you.
I'm simply curious as to how any of you would describe your ideology. Libertarian? Nationalist? Generally anti-globalist? I see a lot of tradcon bashing and I know most of you aren't fans of mainstream Republicans.
Also, are there any real-world politicans you would like to see dominate the national stage? (Much like how the "socialists" want to see Bernie as president).
While the Mises Caucus gaining power in the Libertarian Party is definitely a good thing, the Libertarian Party's support for unrestricted free trade and migration (ie a porous southern border), is a hard no for me. Those two issues are at the heart of the "America First" movement.
I have my criticisms of Trump, but he was fundamentally right about trade. Unrestricted trade has crippled American industry and has made us increasingly dependent on countries abroad. The fact that we depend on Taiwan for almost all of our semiconductor chips for our cars and electronics is horrifying. Couple that with the supply chain disruptions from China's COVID policy and the fact the industrial centers of America have become rapidly impoverished over the last several decades. I'm not saying that trade is a fundamentally bad thing, quite the opposite in fact, but we need to look out for our national interests, not the interests of multinational corporations.
Regarding immigration: widespread immigration depresses wages and can radically change the culture of the host country. I understand that the United States was built by immigrants, and as I go back my family line, everyone immigrated here at some point or other. But the United States is no longer half undeveloped wilderness. It made sense to greatly encourage mass immigration in the 19th and even early half of the 20th century. But now, we need to be far more selective. And assimilation is an absolute must. You can keep your food, music, and other superficial parts of your culture, but you need to learn English and embrace American cultural values. The millions of illegal immigrants that we have coming across our border is appalling and must be stopped. There is no hope for assimilation with those numbers. By crossing our border illegally, they are already rejecting our system of laws, as well. The amount of drugs and sexual trafficking that is occurring across the U.S,. border is staggering. We cannot continue to ignore this issue.
I have to agree with your point about immigration.
As of now, the Mises caucus advocates a conservative approach to immigration policy until such time as what they call "the privatization of border control" can happen (whatever that means). I'm beginning to look at various think tanks' research on "privatized border control" and so far it appears to be pretty vague, or at least really complicated.
I think in the short term, Libertarians elected to office will at least make moves toward decentralization of state power. I can see local and state offices being held by Libertarians of the Mises variety as a step in the right direction.