I have a new article up at The UnPopulist addressing a recent debate—touched off by a New York Times op-ed—about who is more dangerous: Donald Trump or Florida Governor Ron DeSantis? This question of “who is more dangerous” involves a lot of tricky projections. Perhaps, as I put it, “an authoritarian without the discipline to see his schemes through is less dangerous than an authoritarian capable of consistently bending the system to his will.” But I am more concerned about a question that comes first. Is DeSantis any kind of alternative to the populist-authoritarian wing of the right that was represented by Trump? The answer is “no.”
“Some of them are going to try to take the energy and momentum of a broadly appealing anti-woke coalition and try to divert it for much narrower purposes of their own—or break it all to pieces.”
Unfortunately, I remember how some ‘conservatives’ acted a few years ago, replacing “anti-woke” with “Tea Party” in the above quote to our detriment.
I am surprised that you don’t point out how authoritative Biden is. When congress wouldn’t go his way, the thundered that they had better or bear the consequences. Your constant criticism of the right tells me you have a biased. Report both sides because the left wants socialism which all Objectivists should be horrified at.
“But when asked to define what they mean by “woke,” they produce vague and insipid answers.”
Kind of like “democracy”? 😒
“Some of them are going to try to take the energy and momentum of a broadly appealing anti-woke coalition and try to divert it for much narrower purposes of their own—or break it all to pieces.”
Unfortunately, I remember how some ‘conservatives’ acted a few years ago, replacing “anti-woke” with “Tea Party” in the above quote to our detriment.
I am surprised that you don’t point out how authoritative Biden is. When congress wouldn’t go his way, the thundered that they had better or bear the consequences. Your constant criticism of the right tells me you have a biased. Report both sides because the left wants socialism which all Objectivists should be horrified at.