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Over the past few days I've been hearing much about the liberal elite, but I think most are disregarding that at least half of the wealthiest Americans are cons
by linkregister 10y ago
Over the past few days I've been hearing much about the liberal elite, but I think most are disregarding that at least half of the wealthiest Americans are conservative. Many of these conservatives don't believe in what you stated.
That said, Trump's candidacy was not enthusiastically received by most of the wealthy conservatives. Carl Icahn and Peter Thiel are the only billionaires that I can think of that supported Trump. Charles & David Koch didn't endorse or fund his campaign or use their political entities to support him.
So your point remains and is good. I wanted to remind the HN audience that the elite is comprised of conservatives too, and they disagree with the liberal elite about much.
- jrockway 10y agoYes, we've really corrupted the terminology in order to fit a multitude of positions into two political parties. I'm guessing that most of the wealth in the Republican party comes from people that are Republicans because they want a lower corporate tax, rather than people that want bans on who can use which bathroom. But somehow they ended up in the same political party.
- linkregister 10y agoAbsolutely it's a mixed bag. Mike Pence is a proponent of both of the examples you gave, having especially harsh attitudes about the LGBT community. It appears that Icahn and the Koch family are against governments regulating who is or isn't permitted to enter a bathroom; rather, they believe that limited regulation and low taxes are key to economic growth.
- freddyc 10y ago> Charles & David Koch didn't endorse or fund his campaign or use their political entities to support him. Maybe not directly, but Pence has pretty strong ties to the Kochs and his nomination as VP was widely seen as a nod to them.