sj_zero on Nostr: One thing that I think everyone needs to keep in mind is that the MAGA coalition is ...
One thing that I think everyone needs to keep in mind is that the MAGA coalition is just that -- a coalition.
Different parts of the coalition will have different goals, and those goals are not going to fully align.
Of course the industrialists want low taxes, little regulation, and a workforce that can be paid next to nothing and treated like virtual slaves under the threat of going back to their third world country. This is in direct opposition to the populist nationalist elements of the movement which of course want to keep jobs in the US for US citizens. Social conservatives may or may not have an opinion on the matter, libertarians probably don't really want the state intervening and labor at all, and the disfected liberals probably lean closer to the populist nationalist elements.
Part of the work of having a coalition is the fact that there's going to have to be negotiation. Not everyone in the coalition is going to get everything that they want, but everyone should get something, and hopefully enough that everyone can agree to stick together in that coalition.
The fact that autistic Elon is representing the industrialists is kind of nice, because he doesn't bother trying to be sneaky about it, he's just saying straight up what he wants -- more h1b workers. Considering that Tesla has some of the lowest wages not just in Tech but also I think in the Auto industry, this shouldn't be surprising to anyone.
If certain elements of the coalition don't feel like they're getting what they bargained for, then it falls apart. Trump has developed a pretty broad coalition, and it'll be his job, not Elon musk's job, to ensure that the different parts of his coalition feel like they are getting enough to justify continuing to support it.
Different parts of the coalition will have different goals, and those goals are not going to fully align.
Of course the industrialists want low taxes, little regulation, and a workforce that can be paid next to nothing and treated like virtual slaves under the threat of going back to their third world country. This is in direct opposition to the populist nationalist elements of the movement which of course want to keep jobs in the US for US citizens. Social conservatives may or may not have an opinion on the matter, libertarians probably don't really want the state intervening and labor at all, and the disfected liberals probably lean closer to the populist nationalist elements.
Part of the work of having a coalition is the fact that there's going to have to be negotiation. Not everyone in the coalition is going to get everything that they want, but everyone should get something, and hopefully enough that everyone can agree to stick together in that coalition.
The fact that autistic Elon is representing the industrialists is kind of nice, because he doesn't bother trying to be sneaky about it, he's just saying straight up what he wants -- more h1b workers. Considering that Tesla has some of the lowest wages not just in Tech but also I think in the Auto industry, this shouldn't be surprising to anyone.
If certain elements of the coalition don't feel like they're getting what they bargained for, then it falls apart. Trump has developed a pretty broad coalition, and it'll be his job, not Elon musk's job, to ensure that the different parts of his coalition feel like they are getting enough to justify continuing to support it.