[sgnelson]

Or the fact that what was once a cornerstone of American Conservatism has now disappeared entirely, the free market economy. "I can't compete in the marketplace of ideas, I need government intervention, subsidies, import tariffs to break up those big bad 'leftist' companies, I'm not smart/strong/good enough to do it myself."

Reagan is spinning in his grave.

[TomMckenny]

They managed the amazing feat of being both anti-free market and anti-social-safety at the same time.

Perhaps a big-tent pro-democracy, pro-rule of law party will emerge as a counter weight somehow.

[18pfsmt]

The amount of illiberal ideas coming out of many people scares the shit out of me. Banning anything is not liberal, it's authoritarian.