Kevin Duffy on political realignment in the U.S.

Political coalitions are never etched in stone. In fact, the U.S. appears to be at an inflection point where they are splitting apart. The GOP is no longer the party of the rich. It is becoming the party of small business, the middle class and working class. The Democrats are becoming the party of the corporate elites, welfare dependents and cultural Marxists. Politically, the country seems to be realigning into two sides: the productive host vs. political parasite. Only time will tell. 

This must happen soon, before the parasite destroys the host.

~ Kevin Duffy, "2020 Election: Trump the Disruptor," The Coffee Can Portfolio, November 2, 2020

Kevin Duffy on the Ron Paul revolution, 2020 election and political realignment

The Dems have always believed in big government.  They’ve never tried to pretend otherwise.  There isn’t a problem in the world that can’t be solved by mobilizing government and taxing the rich.  They believe that in their bones.  The only question was whether there was anyone to stop them. The Republicans put up very little resistance.  Worse, they made no principled resistance.  That’s a recipe for disaster. 

What makes Trump different is not that he has some clear vision or that he can articulate a principled defense of individual rights. What makes him different is that he’s not a typical country club Republican.  In fact, Trump didn’t start this revolution.  It was started by Ron Paul (who actually did fight with principles).   Against all odds, Trump upset the apple cart and threw the Republican bums out of the club.  He also managed to halt the rise of Hillary.  

Political coalitions are splitting apart and realigning.  The Dems are the party of big money.  They raise twice as much campaign money as the Republicans and the 2020 election was likely even more lopsided (I believe Biden raised over $1 billion, a record).  Wall Street loves the Dems and was salivating over a blue wave (running up green stocks, for example).  Big Tech also loves the Dems (30 years ago they were largely libertarian and apolitical).  Talk about deep pockets. 

With their lockdowns, the Dems screwed lower income people and small business owners. Those wounds won’t heal anytime soon, if ever.   I see a separation and realignment towards those who live off of big government (the parasitic class) vs. those who just want to be left alone (the productive class). We’re still early in this shift, regardless of who wins the election.

~ Kevin Duffy, email to a friend, November 4, 2020

Kevin Duffy on the left-right political spectrum

In the game of winner-take-all politics, two competing coalitions tend to form, narrowing the range of allowable opinion. This has given rise to left and right political ideologies, the most popular groups working within the system. Naturally, both accept the concept of government intervention whereas the out-group (libertarians) rejects this notion. The right longs for a romantic past; the left imagines a utopian future. Both advocate government intervention to get there. Like clockwork, the state grows along the path of least resistance despite the appearance of substantive disagreement.

~ Kevin Duffy, The Coffee Can Portfolio, August 11, 2020