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Brother Ass's avatar

This interview with Oren Cass provides good insight into JD Vance’s views regarding international trade and the domestic economy — topics at the core of his political identity and mission, and which reveal him to be in direct opposition to established Republican dogma. This is why, according to Cass, the establishment is right to be nervous about Vance as V.P. and successor to Trump. In short, there is a universe of difference between Pence and Vance.

https://youtu.be/WuKDboLUZM0?si=fOMoZj1rPxuLtxk8

UnHerd Interview — Oren Cass: The Philosophy of JD Vance.

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Bubblehead604's avatar

Excellent! Especially enjoyed reading Ralph Waldo Emerson's views on the topic. Also, crystalizing the MAGA movement's grievances in "they don’t want their national cultures destroyed, and they don’t want their standard of living destroyed" is pretty satisfactory--something worth unifying under.

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D F Barr's avatar

“As they gained power in society this notion spread, and there was a great revival of popular demonism.”

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dissonant1's avatar

Ring is EXACTLY right. Thanks for highlighting his thoughts. Funny how "free trade" ultimately depends on a de-centralization of power yet globalism seeks to centralize power. A contradiction never acknowledged by those who seek power at a global level for their own purposes. That is not accidental because they do not seek "free trade" at all. They just seek efficiencies that can be leveraged for profit for them.

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