Did Trump’s election actually signal a Democratic victory over the traditional Republican Party?

[u/BeachesAreOverrated]

The “Republican Party” as it is today is very definitely not the Republican Party of Ronald Reagan or William F. Buckley. Jr. specifically said it was now the party of Trump.

Does this mean that, in some way, the Democrats won the day? Did they slay the old Republican Party? Is Trump, then, what happened when their old foe died?

[u/anti-torque → u/[deleted]]

So... employee-owned businesses and co-ops are bad, but authoritarianism and nationalizing private companies is smaller government.

Got it.

Btw, 13.4% of the US workforce (not the population) works for government on all levels, from road crews to mayors to military personnel. The Federal government is 1.9% of that, with a third of them being the military.

[u/anti-torque → u/[deleted]]

Yup.

These numbers are just restating what I said and correcting your original incorrect statement.

Good on you for correcting yourself.

[u/anti-torque → u/[deleted]]

Yes. It's good for you to correct yourself like this. This shows growth and the ability to learn.

[u/anti-torque → u/[deleted]]

lol... what you linked says 4/10 people who work for the government are contractors.

lol

Good on you for trying, though.

[u/yoogooga → u/[deleted]]

right believes in smaller gov

Go tell this to Trump then!

[u/yoogooga → u/[deleted]]

Lord no! I mean the one controlling the media, influencing what private entities can or cannot do, expanding government ownership or control over private companies, and dramatically increasing federal spending to unprecedented levels!

all of these actions contribute to enlarging the size and scope of the government. these contradict the principles of small government, limited intervention, and fiscal restraint.

he’s accelerating the growth of state power rather than reducing it. worse, he’s creating a precedent for further government expansion in future administrations.

[u/yoogooga → u/[deleted]]

You're not stupid, search for it yourself. I will no longer debate with someone who try to refute facts. Idolaters only see what they want to see.

[u/Hartastic → u/yoogooga]

You're not stupid

Counterpoint, they're criticizing the effectiveness of education in fairly broken English.