Posted on 04/06/2011 3:47:40 PM PDT by mandaladon
Yet Trump is the only candidate making it an issue.
If his popularity continues to increase, others may join him.
There is a cast of what I call new Conservatives who - because of the “financial crisis” and the Fed & U.S. executive branch bailouts - follows current populist themes - anti-big-business altogether in particular - that have populist support among Liberals and in the end are simply modified forms of Marxist anti-capitalist themes.
Yes, there are plenty of crony-capitalists, and there are as many registered GOPers as Dims among them.
But, going after the “big-business” class, as a class - as many current populist economic themes do - is not Conservative and has very altogether anti-Capitalist anti-free-market ramifications - should those populist sentiments be rewarded with federal legislation honoring even more and deeper regulation - as any outward Marxist program.
There are ways to go after anti-American “globalist” agendas, whether political or business related, without anti-Capitalist agendas against “global businesses” as a class. Even the Chinese business model can be attacked and dealt with without demonizing U.S. multinational businesses doing business in China.
Interesting theory...you may be right.
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