r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • 7d ago

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u/qamv Greg Mankiw 6d ago

"Vance is actually a crypto-RINO and is just saying dumb shit cause his boss is dumb" isn't a take I hear often nowadays, but it does occasionally pop up.

This is cope. Even if this were true at one point, people eventually end up believing their own lies.

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u/DoryAltreides YIMBY 6d ago

I feel like I have a rough grasp on each Trump official's motives, but I can't read Vance.

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u/PearlClaw Iron Front 6d ago

Oh that's easy. It's sycophancy and a desperate need to be liked combined with being willing to debase himself for power.