Trump praised programs that allow foreign workers to travel to the US for jobs many on the far-right have argued are being stolen from American citizens.
The core problem is that right wing ideology is inherently authoritarian, right wing voters find their figurehead and toe the line. Left wing ideology is inherently individualistic, left wing voters find their personal ideologies and seldom compromise. The Right huddles into their big tent while the Left endlessly splinters into feuding sub-factions.
Please correct me if I’m wrong, but wasn’t Trump trying to tighten H1-B visas in his first term to make it harder to import foreign workers?
You’re looking for consistency where there is none.
Good point.
“I don’t stand by anything.” Donald Trump, 2017
His supporters generally have a memory span of about 3 days
The flexibility of the rights platform is actually one of their greatest strengths.
They are happy to flip-flop on things that they kinda care about in order to keep people onside and get what they really care about.
We on the left should learn from this. Less purity tests and trying to die on every hill or we’re fucked.
The core problem is that right wing ideology is inherently authoritarian, right wing voters find their figurehead and toe the line. Left wing ideology is inherently individualistic, left wing voters find their personal ideologies and seldom compromise. The Right huddles into their big tent while the Left endlessly splinters into feuding sub-factions.
You see, that was before Musk bought him.
It seems donvict is quite flexible on his positions. Kinda like his view on TikTok…