I don't agree often with Janan Ganesh (FT), but I think he's right on why billionaires support a politician like Donald Trump.
1. The rich don't understand fanaticism/dogmatism, but rather see all relations as transactional; there's always a compromise to be made.... (but with fanatics, not so much);
2. they also value contrarian ideas, as after all they made their money by spotting an un exploited (refused) market opportunity. (But in politics wrong ideas can have devastating consequences!)
Emeritus Prof Christopher May /
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