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A simpler explanation: the guy sincerely believes there should be more Americans and is also decent at self-promotion (which is how he got where he is).

• rmrfstar 6y ago
  Not so sure about that, given his claim that "it’s worth emphasizing that while 1 billion Americans may be impossible and absurd, there’s actually nothing hard about it."
  • damnyou 6y ago
    Impossible and absurd, politically perhaps? Everything I know about him leads me to believe he truly, sincerely believes in the thesis of the book.
    • jessaustin 6y ago
      The thesis is manifestly insane. Do you know him to be insane? This "explanation" is always "simple", but rarely accurate.