[SirHumphrey]

Most of the people in this story - most of the people in the current administrations - aren't originally conservative. Trump, Musk, Gabbard...

In a sense (American) politics is experiencing a vanishing middle of epic proportions where only two strongly held positions are becoming turbo capitalism or state communism. Trump et. al. call themselves progressive only in so forth as their voters dream of the return of the good old days.

[zxor]

> In a sense (American) politics is experiencing a vanishing middle of epic proportions

Is that true? Democrats are pretty centrist by non-American standards.

[thrance]

The democrats still haven't had their "tea party" and stick to economic liberalism with a dash of mild progressivism. Maybe that's why they're losing steam?

[thuanao]

> state communism

Nonsense Republican propaganda with no basis in reality.

Single-payer healthcare and decent labor laws won’t make the sky fall. Republican BS.