Laz you say it’s not about Socialists versus capitalists anymore....it’s about elitists versus populists.
Well there’s some truth to that, but it begs two very difficult questions for you. A: SHOULD it be about this and B: how do you reconcile the liberal tenants of populism, which are far more prevalent in populism than is conservatism. And also, is an answer a man that has played the insider elite game for his own personal enrichment, and played the seamiest side of the bankruptcy gain in ways that really hurt smaller businesses? I don’t think you can smooth all this over...even based on your own assumptions.
“. And also, is an answer a man that has played the insider elite game for his own personal enrichment, and played the seamiest side of the bankruptcy gain in ways that really hurt smaller businesses?”
Wrong again I see. The answer man re-negotiated loans with huge banks to his advantage. It was the yuge vs the yuge. Small business had nothing to do with it.
I don’t think you can make the statement that Populism has liberal planks, though it might well — because I don’t think we’ve really defined what it is I mean when I say Populism.
And also, when I say Populism, something I should also include is Nationalism.
Heck, it might be an interesting exercise and editorial for me to define what Populism and Nationalism looks like. We already have a good feel for what Elitism and Globalism looks like.
I’ll have enough to do there, than to address your second points about Trump. As you well know, the primary work of an argument is defining the terms.