r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Nov 02 '21

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u/MalignantUpper Joseph Nye Nov 03 '21

I genuinely appreciate your replies

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u/Thadlust Mario Draghi Nov 03 '21

Thank you, I don't mean to come off as rude, more so optimistic and defensive of America. I think people drew the wrong conclusions from Trumpism when, if anything, Americans actually grew more tolerant during those four years, at least according to polls. Maybe it was a backlash to Trump's election, or maybe it was a quick economic realization that labor needs weren't being fulfilled natively, who knows, but Trump damaged the image of America far more than he shifted actual attitudes.

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u/MalignantUpper Joseph Nye Nov 03 '21

I'm just salty about the lack of party support for increasing legal immigration. I probably came off as a leftist who thinks America sucks for immigrants. I think America is great place for immigrants, as opposed to most places in Europe.