No, it's because extremely rich guys always want lower taxes on the rich. There might be other things going on as well but they are not material. - ThreadSky

bigfez.bsky.social • 3 days ago

No, it's because extremely rich guys always want lower taxes on the rich.

There might be other things going on as well but they are not material.

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educhazan.bsky.social•3 days ago

Trump is actually a great example of how grassroots right-wingers were able to pragmatically organise around a candidate shunned by “the rich”. “the rich” have progressively swung towards Trump as he beat their successive candidate choices - Jeb Bush, Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris.

bigfez.bsky.social•3 days ago

Bezos literally vetoed his newspaper from endorsing Harris. And I must have missed the phase where Musk backed Harris as well.

Really not sure how you think there is *any* read-across here, but apologies if I'm missing something of course.

educhazan.bsky.social•3 days ago

Brief history of Musk’s political donations

https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2022/11/27/elon-musks-political-shift-how-the-billionaire-moved-from-backing-obama-to-endorsing-desantis/

A refresher on the overwhelming support for Hilary from businesses and the rich

https://fortune.com/2016/06/23/56-hillary-clinton-ceos-endorsements/

bigfez.bsky.social•3 days ago

Okay, I genuinely think I have missed what you are arguing here.

(Or, I can see the analogy, but it's where the main alternative was Bernie Sanders)

educhazan.bsky.social•3 days ago

Trump is not a natural vessel for the right - close to Dems, pro-abortion, liberal lifestyle. However, pragmatic conservatives (evangelicals in particular) saw in him the possibility to achieve their political aims. They propelled Trump’s political career, not billionaires that later tagged along.

educhazan.bsky.social•3 days ago

Rather than focusing on purity, right wing grassroots focused on results. Billionaires tagging along is the consequence, not the cause of MAGA. Meanwhile, progressives have shunned goals, prioritising instead virtue signalling and ideological purity debates.

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