> It isn’t a conservative republican monoculture. "Conservative Republican" describes like dozens of belief systems in 2018. Does a conservative Republican su

> It isn’t a conservative republican monoculture. "Conservative Republican" describes like dozens of belief systems in 2018. Does a conservative Republican support free trade or tariffs? Does a conservative Republican believe "I earn what I get" or "companies must be forced to provide equal time for me"? Does a conservative Republican support "work toward citizenship" or "kick Muslims and Mexicans out"? Does a conservative Republican believe business owners should be free to pursue profit, or business owners should be forced to deliver the President's policy goals? Does a conservative Republican believe in "leader of the free world" or "America first"? Does a conservative Republican believe in "pax Americana" or "the U.S. is not the world's policeman"? Who does a conservative Republican like more: Justin Trudeau or Vladimir Putin? Angela Merkel or Kim Jong Un? The crazy thing is, right now you can find people who believe either side of one of those dichotomies above, and both of them might call themselves a conservative Republican! Likewise: it's equally silly to say that "The monoculture in Silicon Valley is that of hyper liberal people." Because it's possible to do the same exercise with conflicting liberal beliefs. The key thing to consider is that there is more to thought than where it lies on a political spectrum. A liberal millionaire and a conservative millionaire are going to share modes of thought that are orthogonal to which party they prefer to vote for.