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It's not vandalism either. And the goal isn't that the government not function, per se. It's that all government function must be for the benefit of the ruler
by ajross 2y ago
It's not vandalism either. And the goal isn't that the government not function, per se. It's that all government function must be for the benefit of the rulers. 18F was popular, effective, and not remotely beholden to the Trump administration (in fact they were most closely associated with the Obama administration). They had to go, not because we want them to do a bad job but because them doing a good job undermined the administration.
To wit, we already had a word for this: this is a purge.
- aqueueaqueue 2y agoCall it draining the swamp. So we can associate that phrase with stupid decisions.
- pixelready 2y agoIn my experience, wetlands are drained to destroy natural ecosystems so that real estate developers can pave over the land for their own personal gain. Makes a perfect metaphor for the current situation. But alas, the propagandists have been too effective at capturing that term to mean destroying the “deep state” (whatever that means at any given moment).
- defrost 2y agoDraining the wetlands, straightening rivers is apt enough. Provided people understand just why these are bad ideas that increase flood damage, savagely reduce biodiversity, remove buffers against storm surges, destroy filters that capture wastes and toxins. In general these are stupid decisions.