Opinion PINO - Populist In Name Only

[Mr Holmes]

I read through your post the other day when I first popped into the thread and yes that was my take away. Your take is that he's not populist enough whereas I think he's too populist so we're probably going to disagree about what direction we think the country should take.

For example one of your grievances is that Trump isn't cracking down on H1B visas enough and another is that he's not sticking to the broad tariff policy which are a few areas where he's diverged from reactionary populists whereas I'm all in favor of H1Bs and against the tariffs generally in favor of free trade. On the tariff issue though I could be misreading you in that you might not necessarily support the tariffs but are especially against imposing them only to allow exemptions for suck ups which would be fair.

Of course I don't disagree with all your criticisms, I agree that Trump cracking down on anti-Zionist speech and gutting SS is bad.

Hmm free trade and unregulated labor markets... Sounds like your problem with Trump is he's not enough of a reactionary libertarian!

Thats like criticizing the Islamic Republic of Iran for being too tolerant of transgenders, kind of misses the bigger picture as to why that regime is so horrid.

 

[Mr Holmes]

Exhibit I - Massie says US 'under siege' by Roundup maker Bayer to avoid herbicide liability

MSN

"All three branches of this government is under siege by lobbyists and lawyers from a German company named Bayer. They spent over $9 million lobbying the executive branch and the legislative branch so that they don't have to be liable for any damages that their herbicide causes," Massie said on the House floor.

The executive order called the herbicides "crucial to the national security and defense, including food-supply security, which is essential to protecting the health and safety of Americans." It also calls for "immunity" for domestic manufacturers of the herbicide.

Trump signed executive order to give Monsanto immunity.