Per Pareto, we may be witnessing a circulation of elites, with the authoritarian leftist (woke) elite being replaced by a new elite, including people like Elon Musk, et al. What is a good moniker for this new elite, if so? How about, per Jeff Deist, the Counter Elites?
If indeed we have a new elite, then wokeness is history, including woke imperialism, the worldwide imposition of “our democratic values” via militarism.
If so, then “progressive” economics (government interventionism, regulatory stranglehold, monetarism etc.) should also be history, to be replaced by Austrian School economics.
If so, then a massive reduction in the federal government must follow (¡afuera!), as well as the end to the Federal Reserve.
If so, where will this elite stand on Gazacide, on Israel wagging the dog, etc. Will this elite expunge the Israel-first contingent? Will it make AIPAC register as a foreign agent?
I'm not asking for much—just that the new elite RecTheRegime.
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I like your article and I won't say I'm not hopeful. My expectations are low, though. Trump has shown some good instincts here and there, but he is NOT a libertarian by any stretch of the imagination. However, if we make our voices loud and known, then we might see movement in the right direction.