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The US is currently experiencing a coup d'état self coup. The current Republican admin has systematically fired government employees that didn’t vote Republ

The US is currently experiencing a ~~coup d'état~~ self coup. The current Republican admin has systematically fired government employees that didn’t vote Republican, any employees viewed as “enemies” have been fired and the admin even locked out a large swath of workers or figureheads that could challenge them - and a large portion of those actions have been explicitly illegal. None of that even covers the extreme targeting of civil rights in only the last two weeks. Dropping the US rating is not “childish nonsense” unless you are simply tuned out of what is actively happening.

timewizard 2y ago
> experiencing a coup d'état. When we misuse words they cease to have any functional value. > and a large portion of those actions have been explicitly illegal. Are they being prevented from suing the administration? > Dropping the US rating is not “childish nonsense” unless you are simply tuned out of what is actively happening. I'm tuned into what's happening. I do not subscribe to your hyperbolic interpretation of them.
- jsbisviewtiful 2y ago
  If you’re going to argue semantics, a “self-coup”. SCOTUS is corrupt and in league with the over-throwers and, again, most officials that would allow legal action outside of SCOTUS have been removed and replaced with loyalists. Lastly, get off your high horse. US citizens are in serious trouble right now and even if you aren’t currently one of the targeted groups you’re going to be affected by it. If you are actually paying attention, which I doubt, denying what’s happening isn’t going to help anyone.
- soupfordummies 2y ago
  Hey, it's highly possible you're much more informed about this than I am. From what I've seen the past few days though, it appears as if #lon & co are getting more and more access to more and more critical data, offices and "gov't infrastructre" WHILE booting out those that are currently in control of those resources. I don't know that "suing the administration" is really gonna do much. Not least of all because of what a slow process that is, even more so relative to the speed at which the admin is making these moves. Not saying they SHOULDN'T or it's not a lever that should be pulled but... IDK, I'm really trying myself to find the line between hyperbolic overreaction and feeling like I'm just burying my head in the sand to what's happening.
- sebazzz 2y ago
  > I'm tuned into what's happening. I do not subscribe to your hyperbolic interpretation of them I don’t blame you. They are very careful to shift the boundary a little bit each time, to keep most frogs not aware that the water is slowly coming to a boil. They distract also with the pure idiocy like blaming DEI for plane crashes and impossible decreets which are immediately shot down by the judge.

The US is currently experiencing a ~~coup d'état~~ self coup. The current Republican admin has systematically fired government employees that didn’t vote Republ

timewizard 2y ago

> experiencing a coup d'état. When we misuse words they cease to have any functional value. > and a large portion of those actions have been explicitly illegal. Are they being prevented from suing the administration? > Dropping the US rating is not “childish nonsense” unless you are simply tuned out of what is actively happening. I'm tuned into what's happening. I do not subscribe to your hyperbolic interpretation of them.

jsbisviewtiful 2y ago
If you’re going to argue semantics, a “self-coup”. SCOTUS is corrupt and in league with the over-throwers and, again, most officials that would allow legal action outside of SCOTUS have been removed and replaced with loyalists. Lastly, get off your high horse. US citizens are in serious trouble right now and even if you aren’t currently one of the targeted groups you’re going to be affected by it. If you are actually paying attention, which I doubt, denying what’s happening isn’t going to help anyone.
soupfordummies 2y ago
Hey, it's highly possible you're much more informed about this than I am. From what I've seen the past few days though, it appears as if #lon & co are getting more and more access to more and more critical data, offices and "gov't infrastructre" WHILE booting out those that are currently in control of those resources. I don't know that "suing the administration" is really gonna do much. Not least of all because of what a slow process that is, even more so relative to the speed at which the admin is making these moves. Not saying they SHOULDN'T or it's not a lever that should be pulled but... IDK, I'm really trying myself to find the line between hyperbolic overreaction and feeling like I'm just burying my head in the sand to what's happening.
sebazzz 2y ago
> I'm tuned into what's happening. I do not subscribe to your hyperbolic interpretation of them I don’t blame you. They are very careful to shift the boundary a little bit each time, to keep most frogs not aware that the water is slowly coming to a boil. They distract also with the pure idiocy like blaming DEI for plane crashes and impossible decreets which are immediately shot down by the judge.