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neo-liberal doctrines are so rigid and totalist that meaningful dissent simply isn’t possible(1). You have to believe in unlimited abortion; you have to believe in transsexual treatment for minors; you have to believe in confiscating all firearms, no functional borders, no government spending limits, and so on. Trump is not conforming to their preconceived notions — and they can only respond with hate.
The opening of Trump’s 2nd term has been one of the most remarkable on record, more so than any other going back to Roosevelt.
Trump has finally succeeded in closing the border, cutting illegal immigration by over 90%. He rescued the economy from almost certain collapse, cutting inflation to levels not seen this century. He has embarked on an effort to reshore industry to the U.S., with more success than was thought possible even 6 months ago. He has embraced a bold and counterintuitive strategy of universal tariffs in order to bludgeon those nations (which is to say, all of them) who think they can abuse the global economy’s reigning T. Rex with impunity. Moans and shrieks from critics have yielded to totally unanticipated results that even include bringing mighty China to heel.
Elon Musk’s DOGE, with Trump’s clear backing, has revealed federal government finances to be a massive money-laundering scheme, with results still to be fully investigated. Over $165 billion has been recovered, and a number of government agencies and offices apparently devoted solely to supporting left-wing agendas have been shut down or curtailed. And he has done this with the same crowd opposing him as in his 1st term, with the addition of a vast cadre of small-time judges in open revolt, while Congress and the Supreme Court try to outdo each other in their imitations of a 3-toed sloth.
Trump has punished the universities that allowed anti-Semites, terrorists, and wokies to run riot on their campuses, forcing them to take action.
It’s a remarkable performance of world-historical significance. And Trump still has 3-and-a-half years to go. It will not do to underestimate Trump. This guy has more chess moves in his head than Kasparov, Karpov, and Bobby Fischer combined. A few years ago, Victor Davis Hanson published The Savior Generals. How Five Great Commanders Saved Wars that were Lost, a study of military commanders who appeared in times of crisis to retrieve almost untenable situations, including Themistocles of Athens, Matthew Ridgeway in Korea, and David Petraeus in Iraq. 1 of his conclusions is that, even while successful, many of these commanders were seriously mistreated in the wake of their victories, being reviled, ignored, and even punished. The ingratitude of nations and peoples is often hard to fathom. This is not unknown in politics. Consider Rudy Giuliani, who, as AG, destroyed the Mob’s power in New York City and then went on to save the city itself as mayor. Today, he is persecuted, near bankrupt, a political outcast, and all for one reason: he supported Trump.This should not have happened to Giuliani, and it must not happen to Trump.
And anyway, we all seen that the alternative is worse, much, much worse!
1. neo-liberal theorists claim that only from unideological competition between organized interest groups would there happily/fortuitously arise the common good of the whole society, though democracy is not a criterion of the adequacy of such a culture or for finding truth.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/epochtv/victor-davis-hanson-how-trump-is-upending-the-status-quo-from-beijing-to-gaza-to-kyiv-5860378?src_src=Goodevening&src_cmp=gv-2025-05-21&est=oJ3OWJA77Weq7DxPG5MTLI3Uny0sNV%2Bfx1PlEZbYlMqFTEkFXbFJ9ZZGSTr%2B
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/the-end-of-neoconservatism/
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/05/23/kudlow_president_trump_is_gradually_winning_the_culture_wars.html
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/05/trump_s_second_term_economy_defies_the_doubters.html
https://townhall.com/columnists/kevinmccullough/2025/05/25/tarlovonomics-n2657606
https://spectator.org/trumps-poll-numbers-rise-resistance-2-0-flops/
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