Quote (thundercock @ 12 Aug 2022 01:09)
You think DeSantis and Trump would pursue the same policies? Why would you think that? DeSantis is your standard Republican who knows how to piss off libs on social issues.
Trump actually governed like a traditional Republican in a lot of ways. His messaging and conduct made him seem more radical and anormal than he actually was. DeSantis and Trump would obviously be very similar on social and cultural issues as well as things like business regulations or climate policies. DeSantis would be just as much of a hawk on China and Iran as Trump. The war in Ukraine, where they might handle things very differently, will be over one way or the other by 2025. He would also be a hawk on immigration, maybe a tad less so than Trump, I'll give you that. The biggest difference in policy that I could see between these two is on trade, but that's a field where we don't know much about DeSantis yet.
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That literally makes no sense and you should be ashamed for even mentioning it. What the fuck do you think the "F" stands for in FBI?
Don't shoot the messenger, I didn't claim that it's a well thought out plan.
The broader point still stands though: Republicans who want to defund or abolish the FBI right now all want the overall level of law enforcement to be maintained while all flavors of "defund the police" entailed less cops on the streets.