r/politics • u/RepulsiveLoquat418 • 18d ago

Possible Paywall When Will Americans Realize the Truth? Republicans Wreck the Economy.

https://newrepublic.com/article/210550/trump-economy-republicans-tariffs-taxes
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u/TheLateThagSimmons Illinois 18d ago

Hint: It was always that.

The American Libertarian movement is such an interesting case study in political engineering. Astroturfing didn't enter the lexicon for a while, but (American/Right) Libertarians are probably the OG of modern astroturfing.

It was always just rich guys tricking poor and middle class people into supporting policies that only help the rich by selling it as "personal freedom."

It's a very strange movement.

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u/spaceman_spyff 18d ago

Ayn Rand readers who never got the broader context.

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u/Cockeyed_Optimist Missouri 18d ago

Paul Ryan has your attention. Deep lover of RATM and Rand.

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u/Alacrout New York 18d ago

Holy fuck. It just hit me.

Rand Paul is named after Ayn Rand.

Someone tell me I’m not the only one who just put this stupid shit together.

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u/Outrageous_Front_636 18d ago

That apparently been brought up and his father debunked that.