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Why are so many powerful people tripping over themselves to please this administration? Some amount of this always happens for an incoming administration, but

Why are so many powerful people tripping over themselves to please this administration? Some amount of this always happens for an incoming administration, but it usually doesn't abandon all principle. I get the sense that there is both a fear and lust in the new administration: fear that the emperor is mad and might turn the entire apparatus of the state against anyone that crosses him; lust for power and opportunity to be the emperor's favorite. It's like "it's the implication" from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, but for every rich or powerful person in the country.

jmye 2y ago
Extreme cowardice and sociopathy, combined with seeing the ability to take advantage of the kleptocracy that around 130m Americans decided they wanted.
- anon7000 2y ago
  Plus, a lot of media is owned by the ultra wealthy. There’s a big incentive for them to please politicians to keep on their good side, and to lobby for their other business interests. There’s no incentive for them to be “brave.” Capitalism doesn’t really care if you’re a coward or sociopath, just if you can make money at low cost. Independent journalism and independent newspapers should be much more important today of all times when misinformation can spread like a wildfire. This should be a non-partisan issue. But let’s be real, it’s sadly so much easier for a politician to win by lying and stirring up hate than by being a decent person with ok policies. So there’s no political incentive to improve either.
aaron695 2y ago
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hnfong 2y ago
Maybe there weren't any principle (for these people at least) in the first place...
breakitmakeit 2y ago
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p3rls 2y ago
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- angoragoats 2y ago
  I appreciate that you admitted to not voting. How do you feel about having a small slice of the responsibility for (just to pick two examples) HIV patients not getting their life-saving meds, or nearly all science research being ground to a halt?
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jmye 2y ago

Extreme cowardice and sociopathy, combined with seeing the ability to take advantage of the kleptocracy that around 130m Americans decided they wanted.

anon7000 2y ago
Plus, a lot of media is owned by the ultra wealthy. There’s a big incentive for them to please politicians to keep on their good side, and to lobby for their other business interests. There’s no incentive for them to be “brave.” Capitalism doesn’t really care if you’re a coward or sociopath, just if you can make money at low cost. Independent journalism and independent newspapers should be much more important today of all times when misinformation can spread like a wildfire. This should be a non-partisan issue. But let’s be real, it’s sadly so much easier for a politician to win by lying and stirring up hate than by being a decent person with ok policies. So there’s no political incentive to improve either.

aaron695 2y ago

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hnfong 2y ago

Maybe there weren't any principle (for these people at least) in the first place...

breakitmakeit 2y ago

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p3rls 2y ago

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angoragoats 2y ago
I appreciate that you admitted to not voting. How do you feel about having a small slice of the responsibility for (just to pick two examples) HIV patients not getting their life-saving meds, or nearly all science research being ground to a halt?
- p3rls 2y ago
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