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> Given the libertarian/Randian streak that runs through silicon valley, support for Trump doesn't seem too outlandish. What? Exactly what libertarian values d
by maratd 10y ago
> Given the libertarian/Randian streak that runs through silicon valley, support for Trump doesn't seem too outlandish.
What? Exactly what libertarian values does Trump espouse?
- goodcitizen147 10y agoDecreased regulation, meritocratic systems, and property rights Why is this being downvoted?
- api 10y agoWhen he says things like "I will force company X to do Y" I find it hard to take him seriously as a small government or pro-property-rights candidate. My personal prediction is that if elected he will grow the size of government dramatically, quite likely more than Sanders would have if elected and certainly more than Clinton (who is the "conservative" candidate in this election if that means status quo). He will also grow the power of government, which is more important and significant.
- goodcitizen147 10y agoAre you referring to the tariffs he wants to impose to prevent companies from exploiting cheap labor in Mexico or the national security concerns he expressed wrt Apple or something else I'm not aware of?
- serge2k 10y ago> Decreased regulation Unless he gets annoyed and calls up bill gates to shut off the internet. > meritocratic systems Except for Muslims.
- intopieces 10y agoHe's so inconsistent with his rhetoric that it's hard to say. But the libertarian impression exists in the negative: Clinton's style is decidedly not libertarian, and Trump is a businessman by trade so I think in the mind of voters "it stands to reason."
- maratd 10y agoJust because Clinton isn't libertarian, doesn't mean Trump is. I think the public has a basic capacity for logic and that's as basic as it gets. You know who is libertarian? Gary Johnson.
- intopieces 10y ago> I think the public has a basic capacity for logic and that's as basic as it gets. Trump is literally lying about his opposition to the Iraq war and his supporters don't care. He also picked a running mate who voted for the Iraq war, despite criticizing his opponent for it. I try not to paint an entire populous with a broad brush. But logic doesn't appear to be something that, on average, is exhibited by the voters.
- VodkaHaze 10y agoThink he has anything right of center cobbled up together in a neatly packed ball