Curtis Yarvin
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And they'll basically be like, yeah, of course. The executive branch works for Congress. And so you have these poor voters out there who elected, as they think, a revolution. They elected Donald Trump and, you know, maybe the world's most capable CEO.
And they'll basically be like, yeah, of course. The executive branch works for Congress. And so you have these poor voters out there who elected, as they think, a revolution. They elected Donald Trump and, you know, maybe the world's most capable CEO.
He can't actually do that much to it. And he can block things. He can disrupt it. He can create chaos and turbulence or whatever. But he can't really change what it is.
He can't actually do that much to it. And he can block things. He can disrupt it. He can create chaos and turbulence or whatever. But he can't really change what it is.
I think the COVID response is a better example. Certainly many things about COVID were different because Donald Trump was president. Here, I'll tell you a funny story. At the risk of bringing my children into the media, you know, in 2016, my son... Who's how old? He's now 14. He was six then. And my children were going to a she-she progressive Mandarin immersion school in San Francisco.
I think the COVID response is a better example. Certainly many things about COVID were different because Donald Trump was president. Here, I'll tell you a funny story. At the risk of bringing my children into the media, you know, in 2016, my son... Who's how old? He's now 14. He was six then. And my children were going to a she-she progressive Mandarin immersion school in San Francisco.
At that time, mannered immersion. The rubber hits the road. Indeed. And you can't isolate children from the world, right? And so at the time, my late wife and I did not. We just adopted the simple expedient of not talking about politics in front of the children, which I recommend to everyone. Smart move. But of course, everyone's talking about it at school, right?
At that time, mannered immersion. The rubber hits the road. Indeed. And you can't isolate children from the world, right? And so at the time, my late wife and I did not. We just adopted the simple expedient of not talking about politics in front of the children, which I recommend to everyone. Smart move. But of course, everyone's talking about it at school, right?
And my son comes home and he has this very concrete question. He's like, Pop, when Donald Trump builds a wall around the country, how are we going to be able to go to the beach? And I'm like, wow, you really took him literally. Like, everybody else is taking him literally, but you really took him literally.
And my son comes home and he has this very concrete question. He's like, Pop, when Donald Trump builds a wall around the country, how are we going to be able to go to the beach? And I'm like, wow, you really took him literally. Like, everybody else is taking him literally, but you really took him literally.
And I was like, you know, if you see anything in the real world around you over the next four years that changes as a result of this election, I'll be surprised.
And I was like, you know, if you see anything in the real world around you over the next four years that changes as a result of this election, I'll be surprised.
I would say that the thing that I admire about Vance and the thing that's really remarkable about him as a leader is that I think that he contains within him all kinds of Americans. You know, his ability to connect with like flyover Americans in the world that he came from is, of course, very, very great.
I would say that the thing that I admire about Vance and the thing that's really remarkable about him as a leader is that I think that he contains within him all kinds of Americans. You know, his ability to connect with like flyover Americans in the world that he came from is, of course, very, very great.
But the other thing that's neat about him is that he went to Yale and Yale Law School, in fact. And so he can connect at a he speaks. He is a fluent speaker of the language of The New York Times, which you cannot say about Donald Trump.
But the other thing that's neat about him is that he went to Yale and Yale Law School, in fact. And so he can connect at a he speaks. He is a fluent speaker of the language of The New York Times, which you cannot say about Donald Trump.
And basically, one of the things that I believe really strongly, you know, that I haven't touched on when I talk about monarchy is I think that it's utterly essential for anything like an American monarchy is that you have to be the president of all Americans.
And basically, one of the things that I believe really strongly, you know, that I haven't touched on when I talk about monarchy is I think that it's utterly essential for anything like an American monarchy is that you have to be the president of all Americans.
And I think this is something that basically the new administration could do a much better job of reaching out to progressive Americans and not demonizing them and basically saying, hey, you know, you want to make this country a better place? Like, I feel like you've been misinformed in some ways. You're not a bad person. This is like 10 to 20 percent of Americans.
And I think this is something that basically the new administration could do a much better job of reaching out to progressive Americans and not demonizing them and basically saying, hey, you know, you want to make this country a better place? Like, I feel like you've been misinformed in some ways. You're not a bad person. This is like 10 to 20 percent of Americans.