Capitalist Republiklans vs. Socialist Democrats
That’s how I see tRump framing the 2020 election. Comments?
Trump wouldn’t know capitalism if it bit him in the nose. He’s more of a nationalist statist.
That makes no sense.
Nationalism is the form of statism in which the rights of individuals are sacrificed to the (alleged) interest of the nation. Since individual rights are sacrificed, it is a very bad thing.
But BEWARE: Leftists are reluctant to define the term because they want to make a package-deal of nationalism and patriotism. Patriotism means respecting and valuing one's country. If you are an American, patriotism is a virtue.
Bottom line is that Capitalism is merely an economic system, one that is by far the best system out there, and one that Trump has made billions using.
He can frame it that way, but ‘the shift’ only needs to happen within the middle …. those unaffiliated, often unengaged political dropouts often motivated by anger..
If Dem candidates can convince that soft center it’s truly in their best interest to support single-payer healthcare, a higher minimum wage, or 2 free years of community college ...they might make the effort to vote come the following November..
Definitely a major variable. Throw in a bit of isolationism vs open borders.... you've got a good start on defining it.