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To the absolute contrary. They do it because of the contempt they have for the average US citizen. These people now in power believe their interests come first
by lexandstuff 2y ago
To the absolute contrary. They do it because of the contempt they have for the average US citizen. These people now in power believe their interests come first because, in their minds, they are inherently superior to most people by birthright.
- lmm 2y ago[flagged]
- namuol 2y agoDon’t generalize like this. I have a very close friend who works for VA. Her patients are veterans, many far poorer and with no higher-education. She cares about them deeply. She has a husband, kids, and two parents that depend on her paycheck, and her first thought post-election when rumors of furlough and mass layoffs started circulating were about how she can make sure her patients are taken care of if they lose access to her care.
- lmm 2y agoThere are good people in every org. I'm sure there are people with similar values on the DOGE team. I responded to a generalisation with a generalisation.
- namuol 2y agoSerious question: What good does that do?
- lmm 2y agoWhat good does any comment here do? The person I was responding to argued their side, I argued mine, hopefully readers can synthesise something that comes closer to the truth than if no-one was saying anything. If you think people shouldn't make that kind of generalisation, why didn't you call out the person I replied to? What good does calling me out do that calling them out wouldn't do?
- drawkward 2y ago>the PMC bureaucrats who worked for federal agencies absolutely did think they were wiser and better educated and had better judgement and were simply better people than the people their agencies were meant to serve Do you have any evidence for this at all, or are you just projecting your own beliefs?