Yet another in the series "Who are those guys anyway??" and what they think

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This apparently is the kind of thing that supports those who think of themselves as intellectual supporters of Trump. The comments that follow it show that. It's superficially logical and reasonable, but full of premises that it assumes you accept without proof. And I'm sure the readers of the National Review do, because they match the world view I suspect they have. Key prases they use that reveal their concerns: equality of result vs. of opportunity, redistributionism, pay-for-play (regarding the Clinton Foundation), self-righteous. This article is full of their characterizations of what progressives are all about. To be fair, that's pretty much what the articles decrying Trump supporters reduce to as well - descriptions of how those who don't think like you, think.



A Party of Teeth-Gnashers

The broken record of racism/sexism/homophobia plays on and on and on. After the Democratic equality-of-opportunity agenda was largely realized (Social Security, Medicare, overtime, a 40-hour work week, disability insurance, civil rights, etc.), the next-generation equality-of-result effort has largely failed. What is left of Democratic ideology is identity politics and assorted dead-end green movements as conservation has become radical environmentalism and fairness under the law is now unapologetic redistributionism. The 2016 campaign and the frenzied reaction to the result are reminders that the Left is no longer serious about formulating and advancing a practical agenda. In sum, for now it is reduced to a party of teeth-gnashers. The Podesta archive, when coupled with the pay-for-play Clinton Foundation, summed up the liberal ideology: progressive platitudes as cover for an elite’s pursuit of power and influence. Examine a coastal Democratic establishmentarian, and there is little discernable difference in his lifestyle, income, or material tastes from those conservatives (usually poorer) whom he accuses of all sorts of politically incorrect behaviors. Self-righteous outrage is a Democratic selling point and a wise career move for journalists, academics, bureaucrats, and politicians.

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