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Are we sure this isnt exactly what the current administration wants to happen? Less press so they can get away with more?
by Xss3 1y ago
Are we sure this isnt exactly what the current administration wants to happen? Less press so they can get away with more?
- JumpCrisscross 1y ago> Less press War journalists will keep reporting. This just means the government’s position doesn’t get a say every time.
- prmoustache 1y agoWell every step they do seems to be copy/pasted from North Korea. Since nobody is protesting now you can expect that 5 years from now the regime will start making disappear people vaguely opposing the gov decisions or being suicided on a regular basis.
- projectazorian 1y ago> Since nobody is protesting now Not the case, there are quite large protests, one is this weekend I believe. As for disappearances, ICE is already doing that. Although in Chicago their attempts to disappear people are going increasingly poorly, since ICE's appearance in a neighborhood now typically draws dozens of people onto the street to protest.
- lawn 1y agoAnd Russia of course.
- ruszki 1y agoThe government gets that even if journalists agree.
- lm28469 1y agoWhy is there always someone to hint that Trump &co are 280 IQ geniuses and all of their batshit insane actions actually are a 8d chess move we're too dumb to understand ?
- soared 1y agoI used to share your opinion, but were to the point where it’s difficult to say it’s dumb luck. Look at the amount of change and impact they’ve had on the country in such a short period - it feels wrong to say that chance/luck/whatever rather than intentional, planned, and skilled manipulation.
- BLKNSLVR 1y agoIt's well planned, but the same subtlety as flying planes into a skyscraper. The skyscraper is the size / scope / power of the US Federal Government (although incidentally it's also housing the US Constitution). And the planes are the entirely unqualified loyalists and useful idiots appointed to top positions of power.
- account42 1y agoFlying planes into a skyscraper has historically worked out well for US government interests (es well as some bankers).
- ben_w 1y ago"Impact" is easy. Good impact, that's much harder. But even with the benefit of hindsight, it's not always clear if a politician's impact was good or bad: people over here are debating how good Angela Merkel really was, and she's been out of office for 4 years (after 16 in power).
- walkabout 1y agoThe “good” they’re after is power that keeps them out of prison, and stealing money. They’re doing great at both those things.
- ben_w 1y agoI'm not sure they even have that: Trump has the power to stay out of prison for now, but not the rest of them, and they might fight him for it. Not that it matters: my previous point was more that "being fast" doesn't preclude them being idiots, nor being malicious to the interests of voters.