Steve Bannon -- Hollywood Reporter Interview

[Maj. Bill Martin]

This thing is absolutely worth a read.  It's pretty clear Bannon is a "movement" guy, thought it's not really the racist movement his detractors claim, nor something that a lot of conservatives will support.  It's pretty fascinating in a mad scientist sort of way.  Here's sort of the core of it:

Like [Andrew] Jackson's populism, we're going to build an entirely new political movement," he says. "It's everything related to jobs. The conservatives are going to go crazy. I'm the guy pushing a trillion-dollar infrastructure plan. With negative interest rates throughout the world, it's the greatest opportunity to rebuild everything. Ship yards, iron works, get them all jacked up. We're just going to throw it up against the wall and see if it sticks. It will be as exciting as the 1930s, greater than the Reagan revolution — conservatives, plus populists, in an economic nationalist movement."


My prediction is that a lot of what he wants won't happen, and he'll crash and burn in a couple of years and be replaced.  But damn, the guy does think big.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/steve-bannon-trump-tower-interview-trumps-strategist-plots-new-political-movement-948747

[DiogenesLamp]

This thing is absolutely worth a read.  It's pretty clear Bannon is a "movement" guy, thought it's not really the racist movement his detractors claim, nor something that a lot of conservatives will support.  It's pretty fascinating in a mad scientist sort of way.  Here's sort of the core of it:

Like [Andrew] Jackson's populism, we're going to build an entirely new political movement," he says. "It's everything related to jobs. The conservatives are going to go crazy. I'm the guy pushing a trillion-dollar infrastructure plan. With negative interest rates throughout the world, it's the greatest opportunity to rebuild everything. Ship yards, iron works, get them all jacked up. We're just going to throw it up against the wall and see if it sticks. It will be as exciting as the 1930s, greater than the Reagan revolution — conservatives, plus populists, in an economic nationalist movement."


My prediction is that a lot of what he wants won't happen, and he'll crash and burn in a couple of years and be replaced.  But damn, the guy does think big.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/steve-bannon-trump-tower-interview-trumps-strategist-plots-new-political-movement-948747

A Trillion dollar plan of government spending?   How is that conservative?   That's typical Keynesian stuff. 

I mean sure,  it's better than that utter crap Obama wasted 5 trillion dollars on,  but philosophically it's contrary to conservatism. 

[Meshuge Mikey]

[DB]

That's what the Japanese tried - and failed at spectacularly. Their debt is running 200%+ of GDP as a result and growth is zip.

Very stupid. It also puts you in a place where there's no exits short of bankruptcy. It is deadly.

An "investment" is only an investment when it produces more than you put into it. Replacing functional infrastructure that is already there does not produce significant returns long term.

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

This has to be a joke, right?  FDR 2?  :/

He's right.  This Conservative does not like it.  Not a bit.

He's terrible. NPR was attacking what this guy was saying FROM THE RIGHT. Think about that. They said it was what China had done and failed spectacularly at.


This is my last bugaboo with Trump. Eject this child molester looking creep from Trump's inner circle ASAP.

[kevindavis007]

This thing is absolutely worth a read.  It's pretty clear Bannon is a "movement" guy, thought it's not really the racist movement his detractors claim, nor something that a lot of conservatives will support.  It's pretty fascinating in a mad scientist sort of way.  Here's sort of the core of it:

Like [Andrew] Jackson's populism, we're going to build an entirely new political movement," he says. "It's everything related to jobs. The conservatives are going to go crazy. I'm the guy pushing a trillion-dollar infrastructure plan. With negative interest rates throughout the world, it's the greatest opportunity to rebuild everything. Ship yards, iron works, get them all jacked up. We're just going to throw it up against the wall and see if it sticks. It will be as exciting as the 1930s, greater than the Reagan revolution — conservatives, plus populists, in an economic nationalist movement."


My prediction is that a lot of what he wants won't happen, and he'll crash and burn in a couple of years and be replaced.  But damn, the guy does think big.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/steve-bannon-trump-tower-interview-trumps-strategist-plots-new-political-movement-948747

I find that quote disturbing.. The 1930's wasn't all that good..

[ConstitutionRose]

This interview should scare anyone with conservative principles.

[Maj. Bill Martin]

A Trillion dollar plan of government spending?   How is that conservative?   That's typical Keynesian stuff. 

I mean sure,  it's better than that utter crap Obama wasted 5 trillion dollars on,  but philosophically it's contrary to conservatism.

@DiogenesLamp

I absolutely agree with you.  That aspect of their agenda is not conservative, but I thought it was pretty incredible for him to be as blunt about their strategy and plans as he was in that interview.  Kind of surprised it isn't getting more attention, because if anyone wants to know what the Dread Steve Bannon actually believes, I think that interview is as open and honest as we're going to get.

[Maj. Bill Martin]

He's terrible. NPR was attacking what this guy was saying FROM THE RIGHT. Think about that. They said it was what China had done and failed spectacularly at.

@Weird Tolkienish Figure

Absolutely.  All the attacks of him being a closet racist/anti-Semite are crap -- this is really the truth of what the guy is.  My only hope is that for all his grandiose visions, Congress -- especially the House under Ryan -- will never go for all that.

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

@Weird Tolkienish Figure

Absolutely.  All the attacks of him being a closet racist/anti-Semite are crap -- this is really the truth of what the guy is.  My only hope is that for all his grandiose visions, Congress -- especially the House under Ryan -- will never go for all that.

Trump needs to keep this freak at arm's length.