In a recent interview, Tim Miller engages George Packer on the authenticity of Vice President JD Vance's political evolution. The conversation explores whether Vance's shift from a liberal literary figure to a MAGA supporter reflects genuine belief or opportunism. Miller posits that Vance mirrors the beliefs of influential figures, while Packer argues for recognizing a level of authenticity in Vance's transformation. He suggests that through repeated imitation, Vance's adopted rhetoric may have become integral to his identity, indicating a complex interplay of belief and adaptation in political figures.
Because I feel like as a writer, I need to allow for some degree of good faith in what I hear. I don't want to just assume every word out of his mouth is cynical and opportunistic.
If he imitated the way of speaking, he heard from David, from Peter Thiel, Tucker Carlson. It has become him.
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