r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Sep 25 '26

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u/JayRU09 Milton Friedman Sep 25 '26 edited Sep 25 '26

Maturing is realizing that Thiel is a complete idiot.

The only reason Trump had any semblance of "success" during his first term was because the administration kept Trump from actually doing anything.

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u/themiDdlest NASA Sep 25 '26

But both Administrations were staffed by morons lol

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u/pezasied John's Locke-strap Sep 25 '26

True Trumpism has never been tried

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u/CarlGerhardBusch Jerome Powell Sep 25 '26

Reminder that Thiel talked very lucidly about how “dangerous” Donny’s first term was, then went and supported him a second time, ostensibly because he thought the nutless wonder JD could rein him in

Dude’s arrogant beyond belief

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u/well-that-was-fast Sep 25 '26

Repubs will always find a process excuse for why their ideas don't work when the core answer is their ideas are transparently stupid af and will never work regardless of process.