GaltRight

I'll point to the most obvious thing - his campaign slogan. As hollow as "Make America Great Again" might be - there's no denying that it's an intrinsically Pro-American statement, especially if contrasted with the Left's mantra that America was never great to begin with. But look, I'm not prepared or inclined to prop up DJT as the second coming of Thomas Jefferson... so my lip service argument would be more appropriately put in the context of Left vs Right in general. The Right endorses capitalism and Western values but often fails to follow up these endorsements with any meaningful action. The Left on the other hand has a nihilistic obsession with tearing down capitalism and Western culture in the name of social justice, and that agenda is consistently reflected in both their words and their actions. Let's not forget these are the same people who actually considered nominating an avowed socialist to represent the Democratic party on the national stage. HRC's election would symbolize a continued acceptance, or at best a disgusting level of complacency, with this dominant ideology whereas DJT's election would properly symbolize a resistance to it. Say what you want about Trump - and rest assured, there is plenty to say - but his campaign is a 500-HP Anti-PC/Pro-West vehicle on mud tires with a yuuuge American flag sticker on the back window, and if The People actually put that guy in the White House, it tells me there is still hope for America the idea.

I'm voting for Trump because at a minimum his election could be [perhaps should be] interpreted as a philosophically-symbolic rejection of leftist ideology and a wholesale rejection of the status quo. Sure, DJT is far from being an Objectivist hero and much of what he says is worthy of venomous criticism... it's also true that many who will vote for him are not concerned with philosophy and are simply seduced by his populist rhetoric... but there exists among Objectivists, Conservatives, Libertarians - even some disillusioned Liberals - a shared frustration with the Regressive-Liberal domination of American politics and American culture... as a result they share a perfectly rational desire to rebel against it. If ideas really do matter, a political movement that at least pays lip service to the ideas of liberty and capitalism - the idea of American exceptionalism - is preferable to a political movement that openly rejects these ideas completely. The shamelessly collectivist left has been scoring gains upon gains for a long time now - they are more emboldened than ever - and I'm convinced it is in my best interests... dare I say our best interests... to serve them a cold cup of shut-the-f**k-up, even if they do just spit it up all over their bibs.