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warlox·

> corrected

Your choice of vocabulary says something about your opinions, as well.

Enlighten me. How else would he go about changing the demographic makeup of anything besides ethnic cleansing?

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By analyzing the socio-economic drivers that caused the discrepancy and disrupting in them some way.

That "disruption" means killing off capital flow in Silicon Valley. People follow the money. Why would it be desirable at all to do that unless you're a racist ideologue?

Changing H-1B visa laws?

The effects would take too long (longer than the next election) to show up.

Too long for who?

I didn't see the quote where Bannon said that the effects would take too long.

In all democracies, policies that you're running on have to have effects before the next presidential election to assist in the reelection campaign. Ending visa programs will not significantly change demographics until 5-20 years down the line. Unless you think that Stephen Bannon will end democracy before the next election, ending visa programs will not be enough for him.

Also, according to former associates, Bannon is "sinister", "vindictive", and willing to "kill everyone else." Naturally he gravitates to radical solutions over moderate ones. http://www.dailywire.com/news/8441/i-know-trumps-new-campaig...

Obamacare was signed in 2010 and affected the 2010 election even though its implementation was delayed for years.

Voters react to laws that are passed, not only to their effects.

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