A Different Kind of Nothing | Substack

The thing that most people don’t seem to understand about Donald Trump is that he has no ideology. He isn’t a conservative, his Republican values are superficial placeholders so that he can continue to claim the title, and more importantly the money that comes with Republican fundraising. His affinity for Christianity is tactical and his aversion to immigration has more to do, I think, with how it will go over with the people who elected him to office than his own views or ideals.

And yet, the more I say it, the more I can’t help but to think: Wait a minute. i’ve just described a version of my own espoused beliefs.