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I'd be willing to consider that, but he's doing a ton of things that very clearly have _no_ upside and obvious downsides. As one example, he literally fired ent

I'd be willing to consider that, but he's doing a ton of things that very clearly have _no_ upside and obvious downsides. As one example, he literally fired entire departments that were _generating_ money for the government. It's too clear that he's just doing whatever he happens to think of without putting any thought into whether it will actually be helpful. I am firmly of the opinion that his only goal is the be the center of attention, and the more outrageous the things he does are, the better. Ie, there's no such thing as negative publicity.

padjo 1y ago
You forgot his other goal m, which is to make him and his family wealthier. The back and forth on tariffs was certainly insider traded to hell.
sisjfmalalxm 1y ago
The dismantling of government is an ideological goal — increasing government revenue isn’t a primary objective
- ted_dunning 1y ago
  It isn't Trump's ideological goal. His only ideology is being the center of attention and twisting arms to get bribes. Other people in the administration or in the penumbra may have ideologies more advanced than this, but Trump definitely does not.
- varelse 1y ago
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