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It’s because he only knows how to destroy, not build, and destroying is always easier than building. It may be impactful but it is going to set America back dec

It’s because he only knows how to destroy, not build, and destroying is always easier than building. It may be impactful but it is going to set America back decades.

jimt1234 1y ago
Reminds me of reading about Karl Marx in college. As I recall he basically made a name for himself talking shit about capitalism. Then, people said, "Bro, if capitalism sucks so much, why don't you come up with something better?" And that's how The Communist Manifesto was born, which was a total disaster, and set humanity back generations. Talking shit and tearing stuff down is easy. Building something is hard.
- malfist 1y ago
  >Bro, if capitalism sucks so much, why don't you come up with something better? That totally happened.
jvanderbot 1y ago
He's destroying for various reasons yes. But he knows how to build. Perhaps not personally, but he can wrangle a system to do things for him, mostly for him perhaps. OK completely for himself, but that's not to say he can't.
- jvanderbot 1y ago
  The book Why Nothing Works is worth a read.
- maximilianburke 1y ago
  The only thing he has ever directed that has been a net positive to society, Operation Warp Speed, is something he disowns because of the rabid anti-science stance of his base.
  - redeeman 1y ago
    does he actually disown it? i thought he keeps up being proud of that despite his base hating it?
  - jvanderbot 1y ago
    While a politician. You do realize he built many things or headed the building of many things prior to being a politician? In some cases to net good for the world, unbelievably. It's easy to vilify him for political or personal choices but that's not to say he can't do things.
    - myvoiceismypass 1y ago
      > he built many things or headed the building of many things prior to being a politician Are you talking about the gaudy casinos he bankrupted with the half-billion dollar head start his daddy gave him?
      - jvanderbot 1y ago
        You're talking tropes. Life is more complicated. Read the book "Why nothing works"
booleandilemma 1y ago
The irony of you saying that about a real estate mogul.

It’s because he only knows how to destroy, not build, and destroying is always easier than building. It may be impactful but it is going to set America back decades.

jimt1234 1y ago

Reminds me of reading about Karl Marx in college. As I recall he basically made a name for himself talking shit about capitalism. Then, people said, "Bro, if capitalism sucks so much, why don't you come up with something better?" And that's how The Communist Manifesto was born, which was a total disaster, and set humanity back generations. Talking shit and tearing stuff down is easy. Building something is hard.

malfist 1y ago
>Bro, if capitalism sucks so much, why don't you come up with something better? That totally happened.

jvanderbot 1y ago

He's destroying for various reasons yes. But he knows how to build. Perhaps not personally, but he can wrangle a system to do things for him, mostly for him perhaps. OK completely for himself, but that's not to say he can't.

jvanderbot 1y ago
The book Why Nothing Works is worth a read.
maximilianburke 1y ago
The only thing he has ever directed that has been a net positive to society, Operation Warp Speed, is something he disowns because of the rabid anti-science stance of his base.
- redeeman 1y ago
  does he actually disown it? i thought he keeps up being proud of that despite his base hating it?
- jvanderbot 1y ago
  While a politician. You do realize he built many things or headed the building of many things prior to being a politician? In some cases to net good for the world, unbelievably. It's easy to vilify him for political or personal choices but that's not to say he can't do things.
  - myvoiceismypass 1y ago
    > he built many things or headed the building of many things prior to being a politician Are you talking about the gaudy casinos he bankrupted with the half-billion dollar head start his daddy gave him?
    - jvanderbot 1y ago
      You're talking tropes. Life is more complicated. Read the book "Why nothing works"

booleandilemma 1y ago

The irony of you saying that about a real estate mogul.