november 7, 2016, 8:05 pm a+ | a- warning   




writing at the federalist , libertarian nevertrumper cathy young [ ] makes a convincing case that the election of donald trump, the supposed anti-pc candidate, could actually lead to an intensification of pc culture. young<u+2019>s basic thesis is that, if someone as, umm, let<u+2019>s say immoderate, as trump could get elected president (in part as an anti-pc champion, no less), it would validate the pc belief that <u+201c>crude xenophobia<u+201d> and <u+201c>toxic masculinity<u+201d> really are pervasive problems. [ why electing donald trump could make political correctness worse , november 7, 2016] and so the pc crowd would double-down even further. 




i think this is a good analysis. of course, young<u+2019>s implicit assumption is that increasing political polarization is a problem that can be solved, that a center-right, classical liberal consensus is the goal. but the time for that has passed. so kudos to young for identifying the problem, but we need a new solution<u+2014>such as michael hart<u+2019>s proposal for the peaceful secession of red state america.
would a trump presidency make sjws even more aggressive<u+2013>and is secession the answer?
ryan andrews