of the economy. This post from Tom Sullivan at Hullabaloo is a good summary of the sickness that is the American conservative movement:
He goes on to look at the Senate bailout bill which, as you might expect, is not oriented toward helping workers, He quotes this tweet summarizing the horror:
They consider it a "Randian act of courage." If said it often enough, but I'll repeat myself: Randian conservatism, also known as "libertariansim", born of the philosophy of Ayn Rand (who, you will remember, had no hesitation about sucking at the government teat when it suited her), is the most morally bankrupt excuse for a philosophy that I've ever run across.
Read the whole thing.
Update: I'm making this a twofer, adding on this post from Digby:
There's a lot of analysis going into Trump's anxiety about the economy right now. I'll put it simply: If Trump has learned one thing about elections, it's something you may remember from the Bush-Clinton campaign in '92: "It's the economy, stupid." Trump is worried about the economy for one major reason: he's knows damned well that if the economy tanks, his chances of winning in November go down the toilet. And that's what it's all about for him: the election. That's why he's been campaigning for the last three years (aside form the fact that's all he knows how to do -- he has no idea how to govern). It's the ultimate popularity contest. It's ratings.
He thinks he's starring in another reality show.
American conservatives faced with addressing the COVID-19 pandemic are grappling with the Trolley problem before our very eyes. The classic thought experiment in ethics involves a runaway trolley headed towards five people who will be killed on the track ahead. But you can throw a switch sending the trolley down a side track where only one person will be killed. What would you do?
As an American conservative, you save the trolley company.
He goes on to look at the Senate bailout bill which, as you might expect, is not oriented toward helping workers, He quotes this tweet summarizing the horror:
THE POSITIONING BEGINS — here are some problems with the bill, as flagged by a democrat.
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) March 22, 2020
Big four plus mnuchin meeting this am. pic.twitter.com/dlKVKO7WBG
They consider it a "Randian act of courage." If said it often enough, but I'll repeat myself: Randian conservatism, also known as "libertariansim", born of the philosophy of Ayn Rand (who, you will remember, had no hesitation about sucking at the government teat when it suited her), is the most morally bankrupt excuse for a philosophy that I've ever run across.
Read the whole thing.
Update: I'm making this a twofer, adding on this post from Digby:
If I’m reading the tea leaves correctly it appears Trump plans to announce that he has personally cured the virus with hydroxychloroquine, the epidemic is pretty much over and everything can now go back to normal. Because he wants that to be true[.]
There's a lot of analysis going into Trump's anxiety about the economy right now. I'll put it simply: If Trump has learned one thing about elections, it's something you may remember from the Bush-Clinton campaign in '92: "It's the economy, stupid." Trump is worried about the economy for one major reason: he's knows damned well that if the economy tanks, his chances of winning in November go down the toilet. And that's what it's all about for him: the election. That's why he's been campaigning for the last three years (aside form the fact that's all he knows how to do -- he has no idea how to govern). It's the ultimate popularity contest. It's ratings.
He thinks he's starring in another reality show.
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