• @orcrist@lemm.ee
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    29 months ago

    It also highlights a Republican party that has made an about-face on central policy issues, favoring some big government programs and retreating from commitments abroad.

    That’s a strange take on history. Of course many Republican politicains have said “focus on the homeland” or whatever while voting for wars, so the stated positions aren’t really changing, and I don’t imagine that Trump would be anti-war anyway. And big government is also a Republican thing. I can point to specific examples, but we all know about them, so why bother?

    Anyway, it’s hard for politics writers, no doubt, but this is basic historical knowledge. They can do better.