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I think the lesson we're going to need to learn this time is a different one, unfortunately. We're ruled by oligarchs that are, effectively, a doomsday cult of

I think the lesson we're going to need to learn this time is a different one, unfortunately. We're ruled by oligarchs that are, effectively, a doomsday cult of personality [1]. They've realized that neither money nor fame can buy happiness, so they've gone all in on both pseudoscience and burning down the world for excitement. That's why Elon Musk and his cronies are tearing down the government and gaining access to sensitive systems under the hood [2] and why he bought Twitter. It's all a deranged game by people far wealthier than they should be, and far stupider than people think they are. But money is power and money buys propaganda. [1] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/25/tech-right-trump-inauguration https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/25/tech-righ.... [2] https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/02/01/elon-musk-treasury-payments-system/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/02/01/elon-musk...

naruhodo 2y ago
What do you think of this[1]? [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RpPTRcz1no https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RpPTRcz1no
- fzeroracer 2y ago
  I've seen bits and pieces of this before and it's tied together with Project 2025. So I have no doubt this is what they're planning and trying to execute. I think the problem is that they're genuinely stupid. Like far too stupid to actually execute a plan of this scale without either crashing the economy, causing a default, causing the military to overthrow the executive or an outright revolution against them. They don't have a smart plan to descale and break apart the government, so they're just raiding offices and taking a hammer to everything. They're going to hit a load-bearing pillar with themselves still inside the building. And doing this sort of flash-speed deconstruction means the pain is immediate, obvious and devastating. The Romans solved this because they understood you had to placate the population with bread and circuses. The current would-be fascists can do neither.

naruhodo 2y ago

What do you think of this[1]? [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RpPTRcz1no https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RpPTRcz1no

fzeroracer 2y ago
I've seen bits and pieces of this before and it's tied together with Project 2025. So I have no doubt this is what they're planning and trying to execute. I think the problem is that they're genuinely stupid. Like far too stupid to actually execute a plan of this scale without either crashing the economy, causing a default, causing the military to overthrow the executive or an outright revolution against them. They don't have a smart plan to descale and break apart the government, so they're just raiding offices and taking a hammer to everything. They're going to hit a load-bearing pillar with themselves still inside the building. And doing this sort of flash-speed deconstruction means the pain is immediate, obvious and devastating. The Romans solved this because they understood you had to placate the population with bread and circuses. The current would-be fascists can do neither.