it looks like you start out talking about the right-libertarian vs openly-pro-government Republican divide, then frame it as nationalists vs Trumpians.
The petite bourgeoise business tyrants aren't nationalists. They're probably best described as Anarcho-Capitalists, of the Rothbard / Mises mindset. They generally hate the government, they routinely hate on people from out-of-state, they hate the idea of migratory labor, and they hate paying taxes towards any kind of national projects (military, domestic, or otherwise). These guys are Trump's base.
Well, Trump loves deregulation of businesses but also an open police state, so I’d still say not libertarian-friendly rhetorically. I think I’m misunderstanding something.
Trump's not really pro-government in any substantive sense. He's not a big fan of the imperial project (particularly one that he feels like we're losing). He's not at loggerheads with China or Russia, like his neoliberal/neoconservative peers. He's a white supremacist, but not really a white nationalist, as he shows open disdain for any nationalist institution - be it CIA or Post Office or departments that are run by his own hand-picked cabinet members - that irks him.
His endorsement of the police state hinges entirely on police endorsement of him. It doesn't extend to the FBI or manifest as the Mullar-esque Duty To The Office persona. It's always just "What have you done for me lately?"
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The petite bourgeoise business tyrants aren't nationalists. They're probably best described as Anarcho-Capitalists, of the Rothbard / Mises mindset. They generally hate the government, they routinely hate on people from out-of-state, they hate the idea of migratory labor, and they hate paying taxes towards any kind of national projects (military, domestic, or otherwise). These guys are Trump's base.
Trump's not really pro-government in any substantive sense. He's not a big fan of the imperial project (particularly one that he feels like we're losing). He's not at loggerheads with China or Russia, like his neoliberal/neoconservative peers. He's a white supremacist, but not really a white nationalist, as he shows open disdain for any nationalist institution - be it CIA or Post Office or departments that are run by his own hand-picked cabinet members - that irks him.
His endorsement of the police state hinges entirely on police endorsement of him. It doesn't extend to the FBI or manifest as the Mullar-esque Duty To The Office persona. It's always just "What have you done for me lately?"