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All in all, it wasn’t a typical conservative Republican speech: it was anti-elitist, protectionist, populist, anti-globalisation, and economically nationalist.
In particular, there was the economic populism: the attack on free trade, outsourcing and the de-industrialisation of America.
I imagine this went down well with the working class and even middle class victims of these neoliberal policies.
But of course now we come to the crunch: although his rhetoric is good, Trump must deliver.
If he goes back to the disgusting, worthless free market program of the loser Republicans – of austerity, free trade, H-1B visas, Neoconservatism, and open borders – it’s all over for the Republican party and for Trump.
And maybe Trump will be a massive disappointment; or maybe he might surprise.
In any case, it’s time to give him a chance and see what happens.
I've done my own video on "Seven of Trump's Promises I'll Be Holding Him To":
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I tried to stay positive and even offer a couple of suggestions. Reality dictated how I addressed the last 2 items, however. In any case, this highlights 7 things progressives are concerned about that we can track to see how he does. Forewarned is forearmed~!
I should also add that I included the clip with the famous "I'm going to take care of everyone" quote Trump made, but there's a longer context at the end where he says "But for the most part, it's going to be a private plan" and then follows it up with woo-woo talk about "negotiate" and "competition" - clearly Libertarian buzzwords. That's the part several of us - including myself - didn't catch the 1st time around.
DeleteBernie Sanders shreds Trump from the floor of the Senate: https://youtu.be/kICc_Qtyng0
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