The people are never given the choice of voting for a platform that gives them exactly what they want: social conservatism and the interventionist state. Instead, the center-Left offers an interventionist state combined with social liberalism. The center-Right offers social conservatism combined with pro-business policies.
Given this setup, you’d think that as the Left and Right trade power, the people would get at least half of what they want all the time. But somehow it doesn’t work out that way.
When the Left is in power, it is more effective at delivering the half of its platform favored by the elites: social liberalism. When the Right is in power, it is also more effective at delivering the half of its platform favored by the elites: tax cuts for the rich, free trade, open borders, etc.
A system in which the majority get none of what they want, all the time cannot be seriously described as a democracy.
If TR had had Twitter and a YouTube channel, the Bull Moose Party would still be in power.
“If TR had had Twitter and a YouTube channel, the Bull Moose Party would still be in power.”
If Teddy was still around, the only person he would be able to get an interview with would be Alex Jones, probably.
Tax cuts are good for everyone.