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Originally Posted by JurisDictum
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There are two ways this can go down:
1) Trump goes left of Hillary on social spending and protectionist on trade and redefines the party.
2) Trump tries to institute Paul Ryan's agenda and gets thrown out on his ass in 4 years. Ann Rand isn't popular, and all the wishful thinking in the world isn't going to change that.
In case you guys haven't noticed, no one gives a fuck about being "tough on Russia" anymore. Likewise, no one is scared of the dreaded communist spector taking over America either. Millennials are a larger generation than boomers and have a more positive attitude about the word "socialism" than "capitalism."
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You can't look at the way things are playing out so far and think #1 is going to go down. It's pretty clear Pence & Ryan are running the show from a policy standpoint.
Sadly, the spirit of Ayn Rand is actually very popular in the US, and it mainly manifests as this fiscal conservative sentiment that anything you do to enhance the position of labor or regulate the private sector directly translates into killing jobs and ruining the economy. Ayn Rand really resonates in the US because we're a ruggedly individualist (and increasingly selfish) culture.