(February 12, 2025 at 6:10 pm)Alan V Wrote:(February 12, 2025 at 4:58 pm)Belacqua Wrote: How do you know this? Do you pay a lot of attention to the Office of Management and Budget? Do you have the list of USAID projects at home?
Actually I gave you two options. Either Trump and Musk are paranoid delusionals OR they are knowingly spreading propaganda to mask their own ill-intentioned efforts.
I know this because I have done my homework. First, I know how ordinary people view their jobs, even government employees who are no different than anyone else. In the United States, we uphold very high standards of professionalism. Second, I know that Trump is a malignant narcissist who doesn't uphold such standards. And anyone who, at close range, still enables such a person has his own agenda.
I thought it was funny when the CIA-funded Islamists were fighting against the Pentagon-funded Islamists in Syria. That was maybe not the most efficient use of tax money, but it was good for a laugh, and it probably only used up a few billion. Anyway, that was while Biden had his steady hand on the tiller, so it must have been OK.
In the old days we used to say "Question Authority" or "Never believe anything until it's been officially denied."
But now the Blue Team motto seems to be more like "I'm fine with the government security agencies having complete warrantless access to my electronic communications, because they have very high standards of professionalism." Or something like that.
Anyway, both sides build fascism, but by blaming only one side we can ignore half the cause.
