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:::Well, one of is will be right and one of us will be wrong on whether Conte's rejection of leftism is genuine. Prior to him being appointed PM, I had never even heard of him. For me, he has to prove his conservatism in action. Fortunately, I initially had the same sentiments towards President Trump, and he ultimately proved to me that his rejection of leftism is genuine over time. If Trump could do it, so can Conte. Conte has no excuse to not try. --[[User:James Kardys|James Kardys]] ([[User talk:James Kardys|talk]]) 16:28, 8 June 2018 (EDT)
:::Well, one of is will be right and one of us will be wrong on whether Conte's rejection of leftism is genuine. Prior to him being appointed PM, I had never even heard of him. For me, he has to prove his conservatism in action. Fortunately, I initially had the same sentiments towards President Trump, and he ultimately proved to me that his rejection of leftism is genuine over time. If Trump could do it, so can Conte. Conte has no excuse to not try. --[[User:James Kardys|James Kardys]] ([[User talk:James Kardys|talk]]) 16:28, 8 June 2018 (EDT)
::::To be clear, I don't think there's zero doubt that Conte has 100% rejected leftism. What I mean is that the fact he was once a leftist isn't a very big deal to me, based on other recent examples. Besides, some of the strongest globalists (Romney, Bush, David Cameron, Merkel, etc.) have consistently been members of their "conservative" parties. I think Conte is a populist over all (which is a good thing right now), and he needs Salvini's support to stay in power. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 19:54, 8 June 2018 (EDT)
::::To be clear, I don't think there's zero doubt that Conte has 100% rejected leftism. What I mean is that the fact he was once a leftist isn't a very big deal to me, based on other recent examples. Besides, some of the strongest globalists (Romney, Bush, David Cameron, Merkel, etc.) have consistently been members of their "conservative" parties. I think Conte is a populist over all (which is a good thing right now), and he needs Salvini's support to stay in power. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 19:54, 8 June 2018 (EDT)
:::::What I do worry about, however, is that Conte will want to "fit in" or "join the club" when dealing with the EU and other world leaders and thus abandon his populist-nationalist values in the process. [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-g7-summit-conte/italys-anti-elite-prime-minister-plays-by-rules-at-g7-club-idUSKCN1J50YS This "Reuters" article] suggests that this may be happening, though it's still way too early to tell (and once again, he still needs the support of Salvini and the other League ministers). However, seeking acceptance from the global elite is not limited to any one political ideology, and many people considered on the Right have also fallen for it. --[[User:1990'sguy|1990'sguy]] ([[User talk:1990'sguy|talk]]) 21:28, 9 June 2018 (EDT)