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Or indeed, they are soldiers and they're destroying the government because they're working for/with people who'd be unable to destroy it with direct military ac
by Applejinx 2y ago
Or indeed, they are soldiers and they're destroying the government because they're working for/with people who'd be unable to destroy it with direct military action.
In that light, the absence of the 'profit' stage is sort of the point. It's mysterious if you have to come up with a narrative where somebody benefits from the destruction. If it's just sabotage, it serves as its own purpose and nobody around here needs to benefit or indeed survive it.
- kweingar 2y agoFor some of the cuts there could be a profit angle. You can fire government employees and replace their functions with favored contractors.
- ethbr1 2y agoRussell Vought, who was installed as head of OMB, should face treason charges after this is all over. And I'm not one who says such things lightly. Imho, a willful, intentional impairment of US government functioning as a result of documented philosophical beliefs and statements of intent should be prosecutable. It's apparent by this point that OMB and DOGE have no intention of making government better and are instead simply shrinking it by any means necessary. ... which is why true believers (in anything) should never be allowed to hold the reigns of power.
- xnx 2y agoDoubt might be the foundation of morals. A zealot can convince themselves anything is acceptable in reference to their goal.