It was inevitable that the memes with J. D. Vance would appear erstwhile Pope Francis died. “It’s good to see that the wellness has improved,” the vice president of the United States told the pope on Sunday. Pope died on Monday.
As Donald Trump's main "war dog" — although not yet his successor — Vance is the main goal of mocking liberal social media. But he's besides a trolling champion. Vance knows that the surest way to gain the heart of the MEGA camp and Trump's approval is to drive liberals into rage. The question is, does he have a purpose?
The answer is unclear. Vance went from Being a fierce Trump critic, who called him “American Hitler”, to an archeologist who sees his boss as part of God's plan. It's hard to get a more dramatic political conversion. alternatively of looking for an intellectual key, Vance's change can lead to ambition. It is worth asking if there are any limits to his ambition. Based on his achievements to date, the answer is not so much.
It would be understatement to say that Vance is disliked by liberals — both European and American. Of all the dates and places, the vice president chose Valentine's Day and Munich to express his loathing European liberal democracy. His message was: multiculturalism and censorship pose a greater threat to Europe than Russia or China. Since then, all week, he has thrown into 1 bag of needles in Europe.
Whether it's about mocking the defence capabilities of the continent or about an unsolicited visit to Greenland And mockery from Denmark, Vance found his show method of attack. Europeans play the same function as politically correct globalists in their homeland in the MEGA world.
The most enraged of any is the fact that Vance is beautiful good at it. He cannot be considered foolish — like Pete Hegseth, caricatured incompetent Secretary of Defense Trump. It can't be anything either. Scott Bessent, U.S. Treasury Secretary, seen as a hostage to decisions he does not support. Throughout the run in 2024, Vance explained the principles of Trumpism — customs and everything else.
This is Vance’s feature that many forget
Unlike Elon Muskawhich allows neo-Nazis to regularly appear on its X platform, Vance follows certain hygiene rules. His weakness towards the Republican base is that he cannot escape the traps of being an intellectual — he admits that he indulges in “many unusual right-wing subcultures”.
His justification for xenophobia is to quote Catholic ordo amoris (order of love). According to him, you must first love God and then yourself, your household and your fellow humans. People from far away, especially immigrants, are at the end. The sick pope Francis felt strong adequate to indirectly reprimand Vance, citing the parable of a good Samaritan who helped a alien in need.
The conversion to Catholicism, which Vance made in 2019, is simply a clear sign of right-wing intellectualism in the US. But it does not give the key to knowing his thinking. Vance is simply a major supporter of Trump's administration on the demolition of large technology companiesLike Meta. However, much of his wealth and political growth is due to Peter Thiel, 1 of the members of the first PayPala mafia and the self-proclaimed right-wing thinker of Silicon Valley. most likely Vance's anti-monopoly offensive does not include companies belonging to Thiel or Musk.
EPA/ETTORE FERRARI/ PAPJ.D. Vance with his wife Usha during a large Friday service in St. Peter's Basilica. Vatican, 18 April 2025.
The vice president is married with Usha, daughter of immigrants from India. Nevertheless, it advocates the alleged nationalism of blood and soil. He is Trump's hammer on outraged liberals in the conflict for deportation and falsely claimed that Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a 29-year-old man who questions his own sent to prison in El SalvadorHe was convicted of being a gang member.
Vance besides preaches anti-elitism, though he graduated from Yale and worked at private equity. Few of these contradictions can be easy explained. However, they divert attention from its most crucial feature. Vance will say and do whatever it takes to win Trump.
It is besides confusing to compare it to Dick CheneyWhat many do. Cheney was de facto Co-President during George W. Bush's first term. He set the agenda. Trump creates politics himself and on an ongoing basis, and Vance then rationalizes it. But seemingly he likes to introduce himself on his worst side. The minute erstwhile Europe’s aversion turned to disgust came erstwhile Vance “took over” on Volodymyr Zelenski during their gathering at the Oval Office in late February.
— Did you always say thank you? Vance asked the president of Ukraine. Vance's way was overzealous.Which has upset many people. Vance’s tactics work as trolling. As for governance, it is pure vandalism.
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