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The Overton Window.

Bush, Clinton, Bush and Obama were not radically divergent from each other politically and socially. Where social policy diverged, it was obviously electoral, not personal. Every single one of these candidates would have/did support stuff like “strong” borders or DOMA until they didnt in practice or somber reflection.

We have a populist rebellion against the status quo and educated youts aren’t Ayn Rand, Goldwater or Milton Friedman fans anymore.