Re:Operation Warp Speed: A new model for industrial policy
by shadowgovt on Monday January 31, 2022 @08:55AM
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Trump is as much a symptom and focus as the cause of the memes that make up his support base.
It's a key thing to keep in mind when considering his actions. He can rile people up in directions they're already leaning... He hasn't really demonstrated much ability to lean people in any particular novel direction, or against their pre-existing biases. He'll provide a focus to existing anger and say things that people don't want to say out loud, but he's as much a component of the overall anti-authoritarian, anti-establishment political wing as a leader of it.
It's a key thing to keep in mind when considering his actions. He can rile people up in directions they're already leaning... He hasn't really demonstrated much ability to lean people in any particular novel direction, or against their pre-existing biases. He'll provide a focus to existing anger and say things that people don't want to say out loud, but he's as much a component of the overall anti-authoritarian, anti-establishment political wing as a leader of it.