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> legalized fraud and looting That's just government in a nutshell, regardless of country, party, political leanings, etc. How does it go? "What's the differe
by giuseppe_petri 1y ago
> legalized fraud and looting
That's just government in a nutshell, regardless of country, party, political leanings, etc.
How does it go? "What's the difference between government and organised crime? One of them is organised."
- monetus 1y agoThis worldview kind of unfairly discredits the beauracrats who aren't awful, which seem to outnumber the grifters? From the perspective of say DOGE, there is plenty of reason not to fire the former out of zeal for chasing the latter.
- zzrrt 1y agoI wouldn’t be so sure DOGE has such restraint or good faith. Vance said in 2021, “I think what Trump should do, if I was giving him one piece of advice: Fire every single midlevel bureaucrat, every civil servant in the administrative state, and replace them with our people.” https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/16/24266512/jd-vance-curtis-yarvin-influence-rage-project-2025 https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/16/24266512/jd-vance-curtis...
- monetus 1y agoHard agree; I think they have neither. They are sycophants. I was assuming good faith for some reason just to make a point.
- monetus 1y agoBureaucrats*