America’s Next Leftist President: Donald Trump
I'll try to dial back the vitriol of my last post, but lest "we" forget - here is The Objective Standard's position on The Donald.
And it's not just the "orthodox" Objectivists at TOS.
Read anything by Robert Tracinski, a self-proclaimed "independent" OBJ.
Not going to beat the dead horse - but don't let election euphoria cloud your judgment.
This man is no friend of ours.
And it's not just the "orthodox" Objectivists at TOS.
Read anything by Robert Tracinski, a self-proclaimed "independent" OBJ.
Not going to beat the dead horse - but don't let election euphoria cloud your judgment.
This man is no friend of ours.
Given the last 8 years of a truly socialist president who did fundamentally change America Mr. Trumps stated goals and positions are moderate and evening leaning conservative.
Lower taxes, less forgien entanglements, a stronger defense and infrastructure improvements all seem a natural outgrowth of the Obama Reign.
+1
I'll check back in 6 months to let you know how I feel then.
Can one be a socialist president for a non-socialist country? Obama has some socialist leanings but seems to want to be a leader of a mixed economy, but may not have the stomach for the mass killings necessary to convert it to a fully socialist economy.
And just to have it said - it's not his leftist leanings I worry about. I'm used to that in American politics.
It's the rise of the "Alt" Right.
He has done nothing to put that crap down - and that speaks volumes to me.
But, like I said, not trying to whip that dead horse.
What do you call the white supremacists hanging on his coat tails?
Black people now live on my same street in Alabama.
I have black supervisors and black coworkers in my past.
Those I liked and did not like had nothing to do with their skin color.
Is it? Would you change your mind on the man if it was true?
Just asking.
No public figure of any stripe has any control over people that endorse them.
Especially when the media changes a statement like "I like Trump" in a random discussion into "KKK leader strongly endorses trump"
Tell me what credible sources exist for any of this crap?
I'm good.
Setting aside the near miracle of his election we can look at him as being neither left nor right but doing what he thinks will win. It is true he has stated some goals to make an Objectivist shudder. He has also set up some goals to make an Objectivist cheer. To call him an out-and- out Leftist is just in order to use an eye catching headline is merely a specious argument.. Let's cool it for a while and see what a business guy can do. And, not an ordinary business guy at that, but a super successful billionaire. All I can say is: "GO for it DJT!"
Seems, day by day the leach I lent him gets shorter and shorter...and he's not even in office yet.
I secretly hope that it's just his inexperience showing and upon gaining new knowledge he'll eventually come around.
Nice daydream anyway...
Second, Biddle is correct in principle, but I am mixed re the specifics. E.g. all politicians violate rights in some form; infrastructure improvement is a necessity in a mixed economy; improvements in health care legislation is still moving toward greater freedom.
"Left" is not so well-defined today, but Trump will hopefully be much less Left than Hillary would have been.
And as bad as he appears to be, we can't be certain about how he will actually act as Pres.; so we will re-judge him over time.
How do you differentiate between Independent Objectivists and ...? Is there a standard accepted term?
The Atlas Society exists for a reason and I'm not prepared to say they are not OBJ's .
I'm not trying to dig into an open wound in our body - just trying to settle on a polite way to make mention of the difference among friends.
But here we are simply distinguishing between Obj.ists and mystics.
That was the distinction I was trying to make - between he and they.
I have been a subscriber of his since TIA days. and I've always been very satisfied with his positions.
But, like I said, I'll let it lie - just curious.
The media has tried to turn it into the next boogey-man.