The genius of that IQ meme (with the stupid and Jedi Wojak on each end sharing the same view, and the angry Wojak in the middle holding the opposite view) is proven time and time again.
The idiot says: Trump obviously doesn't care about animal welfare. He's going to just appoint someone who hates animals.
The over-analyst says: Let's break down the specific ideology and motivations of each likely USDA pick by Trump, look at their previous statements and general ideological commitments, and try to guestimate what their policies will be in relation to animal welfare.
The genius says: Trump obviously doesn't care about animal welfare. He's going to just appoint someone who hates animals.
All somewhat joking of course, but vibes-based reasoning consistently over-performs what you'd expect. On vibes alone, Trump obviously doesn't care about animal welfare, so it's a fair assumption that whoever he appoints will prioritize other things to the animal's detriment.
Isn't the general consensus that conservatism is a content-less ideology? It can pop up anywhere as a faction of any existing ideology claiming that the current system has errored and must return. Alternatively, its only content is that it should just slow down whatever change is coming, where it looks upon that change as teleological (the old standing atwart history bit). This is quite minimalist so leaves lots of room to accommodate various low salience political action.
Doesn't it also appear the case that the precepts of 20th century movement conservatism have been abandoned because the electorate compelled the Republican party to abandon them and offer something new? They just went back to a version of pre-Depression era conservativism merged with an acceptance of the New Deal/Great Society.
Kudos on revisiting this
Even Vivek is supporting Rollins https://x.com/MartinVGould/status/1883282203024720113
Disappointing but not entirely surprising
The genius of that IQ meme (with the stupid and Jedi Wojak on each end sharing the same view, and the angry Wojak in the middle holding the opposite view) is proven time and time again.
The idiot says: Trump obviously doesn't care about animal welfare. He's going to just appoint someone who hates animals.
The over-analyst says: Let's break down the specific ideology and motivations of each likely USDA pick by Trump, look at their previous statements and general ideological commitments, and try to guestimate what their policies will be in relation to animal welfare.
The genius says: Trump obviously doesn't care about animal welfare. He's going to just appoint someone who hates animals.
All somewhat joking of course, but vibes-based reasoning consistently over-performs what you'd expect. On vibes alone, Trump obviously doesn't care about animal welfare, so it's a fair assumption that whoever he appoints will prioritize other things to the animal's detriment.
I’d note that Sid Miller, who I believe Trump considered, wrote op-eds explicitly opposing the EATS Act.
Isn't the general consensus that conservatism is a content-less ideology? It can pop up anywhere as a faction of any existing ideology claiming that the current system has errored and must return. Alternatively, its only content is that it should just slow down whatever change is coming, where it looks upon that change as teleological (the old standing atwart history bit). This is quite minimalist so leaves lots of room to accommodate various low salience political action.
Doesn't it also appear the case that the precepts of 20th century movement conservatism have been abandoned because the electorate compelled the Republican party to abandon them and offer something new? They just went back to a version of pre-Depression era conservativism merged with an acceptance of the New Deal/Great Society.
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