What's also crazy is that there are people lining up saying "Surely that won't also happen to me."
"How much money can I steal from taxpayers before I get knifed in the back?"
Why does the political landscape of the supposed most powerful country in the world look more like what you'd expect if Charlie Brooker decided his next project was going to be a satirical gameshow? I want off this fucking timeline.
"Those people were losers. I am very smart so it won't happen to me"
His fallout with RFK JR and Musk is gonna be epic.
I still haven't decided if making Leon and Vivek Co leads of DOGE is a dig at Leon or Vivek. I'm sure Leon thinks he's the "real" lead.
Oh yeah it's to make them fight. This is how the people who make Trump's decisions think is the way to run a government.
I never thought the leopards would eat MY face
Remember when he said he knew the best people before he chose his cabinet for his first term?
I love that his biggest criticism of Biden was that he doesn't fire anyone. Firing someone means you failed to pick the right candidate. Biden didn't fire anyone because he made good choices. Trump always has to fire people because he has no judgement of character. He just goes with whoever compliments him in that moment.
as a non american in America I've come to find that's an American egregore: that firing people means you're a good leader.
Nope, you are confusing Dumps reality TV show with actual reality. I guess it does get a little confusing as his whole presidency seems to be a parody. People who voted for him truly are some of the stupidest human beings to ever exist.
I've heard it as a criticism of Peter Thiel and others, and, as a manager edging towards director, I get asked about it in interviews too
In real life firing means you made the wrong pick and is not looked upon as a good thing unless you are a sociopath. I suppose if you came into a company to clean house some would view it as correct but they are probably shareholders who have perverse incentives.
Long story short, Americans don't generally like bosses and don't approve of firings unless it is obvious the choice was correct, for instance firing someone who is toxic.
Having had to fire someone as a director myself I would think it strange to be brought up in an interview and probably a red flag.
Also as a non-American who lived in America, you are spot on. American management culture seems to pride itself in childish power plays. Firing problem employees instead of working with them to resolve issues was becoming less acceptable, but it's still the primary method of handling issues for some industries.
It's crazy that most of the country looked at that and said either "I want that" or "That's fine, I don't care".
They didn't look at that. This is the frustrating truth we have to come to terms with. People are fucking oblivious. They vote for a single issue at most, and don't understand what they signed up for.
It's almost like someone has been systematically dismantling your education system for 50 or so years so they could reach this point.
It's brexit mentality. People voted for change from the status quo.
Most don't imagine that change ~~will~~ could make their lives worse.
A large chunk of the population gets their info from Fox News and News Max etc. Many of my extended family unfortunately. They think that is reliable information and can't be convinced otherwise. When I try to bring up facts they give me this look like I'm the crazy one spreading the lies. It's a really sad state of affairs, they are genuinely good people otherwise. I think there are too many assumptions that people just wanted what we're about to get.
Or they just don't watch the news entirely. There was a spike insearches on election day of 'Did Biden drop out?' These people are completely out of the loop on everything and yet voting.
This was always how it was gonna end. A century of warmongering and terrorizing the rest of the world is coming home to roost.
I think there are a couple of people who could return... He's still on ok terms with Roger Stone and the guy who just got out of prison, right?
.4. He didn't pay them.
I was hoping the Never Trumpers, those scorned by Trump, and the Democrats could come together and say "We can't let Trump or anyone like him happen again."
But that would have made sense...
Is it better that he has smart people who want to do their job well or dumb people whose biggest selling point is professed loyalty and they look good on TV
A dumb man with a brick can still fuck up your teeth.
I get the first two. Who did he try to have killed?
You know how there is that meme of "Epstein didn't kill himself?"
I'm 99% sure Trump had a hand in it due to him being held in a federal prison and having plenty of dirt on him.
And the other was Pence on Jan. 6th when refusing to get into the secret service car until the results were certified.
Mike Pence
Hey, congratulations on forgetting him, anyway. Can’t wait for the day I do.
& there's a new group ready to replace the previous group
(as if none of that ever happened).
Life IS strange.
and he killed his first choice for DOJ head: Jeffrey Epstein.
What we need is Sacha Baron Cohen to somehow get Trump on camera, saying Epstein will be a nominee for something.
Guys not gonna lie I feel scared. I am not even American. I'm scared for all of you
I don't feel an ounce of pleasure in saying: this administration will make things worse for the whole world.
I'm super scared for women
53% of white women voted trump
According to Trump, it's 53% of women past menopause.
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