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Originally Posted by verme (prevaricator)
If you told me 20 years ago I'd be in support of republican talking points, I'd vomit at the thought of it.
What I couldn't have foreseen is the conservative movement becoming the one pushing for freedom of speech.
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hello new old man
yes, democrats conceded too much to their own maoist wing. it's been a thing for a while
but hear me out (for the sake of freedom of speech)-- who in the "conservative movement" is actually conservative anymore?
what they have now is right wing populism fueled by moral panics and slightly high prices (not even hyperinflation like the 30s, but people are more spoiled and overreact more now lol)
you'd think we're in economically wrecked argentina or criminally hijacked el salvador, but nope. the american economy is in good shape, crime is historically low, and inflation is now back down to almost normal, although yes prices are sticky, so old high prices are annoying people until wages catch up. everything is good and normal, but the crowd "feels" things are bad
and cults of personality are anything but conservative as mein führers of all ages show. and in 'merica, a land without kings... to see ex conservatives kissing the ring is disturbing as fuck. all that ass-licking. sure, obama was charismatic, but defied on a regular basis. this thing we have now is grotesque
and with economic policy, it's shaping up to be anything but conservative. republicans always cry about debt when out of power, but expand the deficit when in power. trumpo promises to remove any semblance of fiscal restraint, and his followers *do not care*
anyway, morgellons pizzagate jewish laser something lol. alternative facts!
but yes, the world is fucked basically hahahaha. we just have passionate extremes now. and you can't reason with a crowd. well you can, but just at a very rudimentary level. read gustave le bon
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and since i can't trust the public i'm just looking for a private solution now. which really is not a solution, just a temporary shelter from the storm
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okay okay enough of this depressing talk hahahaha
okay
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but about economic policy, im interested in conversing with anyone who is willing to keep it rational. tariffs, trade wars, fiscal and monetary policy in us, japan, europe, china... anyone? bueller? anyone?