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> I'm incredibly depressed and disillusioned to see fellow software engineers drinking the Kool-aid so deeply while they dismantle the US federal government. P
by smitty1e 2y ago
> I'm incredibly depressed and disillusioned to see fellow software engineers drinking the Kool-aid so deeply while they dismantle the US federal government.
Please point to a single component of the US federal government in its founding document, the Constitution, that has received as much as a glance.
The last century of cruft, corruptly driven by people not standing for election is where the action is found.
$37T of debt later, we're at the end of a cycle.
Let's just make sure DOGE is not a cure worse than the disease.
- Trasmatta 2y agoDOGE is not about waste, it's about continuing to bypass Congress and consolidate power in the executive branch.
- programmerpass 2y ago[flagged]
- Trasmatta 2y agoComments like this remind me that many Americans genuinely want a dictator It's baffling
- amazingamazing 2y agoHow did you come to that conclusion from their comment?
- Trasmatta 2y agoConsolidating power in the executive branch is about creating a dictatorship. How could it be anything else? They're trying to neuter the other branches of government. Trump has explicitly and repeatedly expressed a desire to be a dictator.
- amazingamazing 2y ago[flagged]
- Trasmatta 2y ago> TLDR: a sufficient amount of congress implicitly endorses trumps activities. Which is because Congress has been captured by the autocrat that wants to turn himself into a dictator. They've rolled over and are allowing it to happen. They are setting up a system that will allow them to hold into power for perpetuity, and prevent future elections from changing that.
- amazingamazing 2y agoI’ll believe it when a constitutional amendment happens. In any case congress has hardly been captured. People keep saying this nonsense as if it’s been many years. It hasn’t even been a month. Once the constituents digest the activity congress will adjust accordingly. Most of trumps EOs have been blocked or frozen for now. The system is balancing as intended.
- motorest 2y ago> Not really - if you’ve studied political science there’s a concept called unitary executive theory, which basically says (...) If you read up on unitary executive theory, you won't need to look too hard to stumble upon the fact that it is rejected as being sugar-coated totalitarianism. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_backsliding_in_the_United_States#Unitary_Executive_Theory https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_backsliding_in_th... So you're trying to refute the totalitarian push represented by Trump's abuses with a theory that is known to represent a totalitarian push.
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- ajcp 2y ago-> consolidate power in the executive -> which is badly needed In the US power is divided between three branches of government to prevent any one bench from becoming too powerful through checks and balances. Consolidation of power in one branch would mean unchecked, dictatorial powers. -> How did you come to that conclusion from their comment? How did you not?
- amazingamazing 2y agoNone of that implies a dictatorship. Also, consolidation in the executive branch does not imply removal of the others.
- unsnap_biceps 2y agoWhere does the consolidated power come from if it's not from the other two branches? Power here is a zero sum game.
- amazingamazing 2y agoIt’s consolidated within the executive branch…
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- 3vidence 2y agoAmericans have the some of the cheapest housing and highest salaries in the world and look around and cry foul. The biggest thing holding poorer Americans back is lack of education opportunities and wage theft by their employers. What does this department do to address those issues?
- GiorgioG 2y ago> Americans have the some of the cheapest housing and highest salaries in the world and look around and cry foul. I must be living in a different America then.
- 3vidence 2y agoHave you genuinely tried to compare the salaries vs cost of living in the US vs other countries? You would genuinely be surprised. Financially the thing that leads most Americans to bankruptcy is medical debt. Another factor primarily lead by private industry taking advantage of people.
- GiorgioG 2y agoThe US is a big place. Living NYC is not cheaper than London. If you live in the middle of the US, you're not making NYC money.
- 3vidence 2y agoThe height of money in NYC is almost unlike anything in the world, including London. The mediums of places like Pittsburgh is still much higher than most cities on earth. Americans struggle with wealth inequality not raw wealth. One of the mechanisms to redistribute wealth is the government itself.
- UltraSane 2y agoMusk is a liar who lies all the time and is lying about the purpose of DOGE. His actual goal is to settle scores and shut down any departments that he doesn't like. What is is doing is VERY illegal and a Democratic DOJ could very well arrest him for it. What is in the constitution is that ONLY Congress has the power to control spending tax dollars. DOGE has no legal authority to stop any payments that Congress has approved.
- ctrlp 2y ago[flagged]
- XorNot 2y agoThe current administration signed an executive order to revoke birth right citizenship[1] in direct contravention of the 14th amendment. [1] https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/protecting-the-meaning-and-value-of-american-citizenship/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/prot...