Department of Government Efficiency - DOGE

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NashVol11 said:
If Biden gave Soros access to Social Security and Medicare payments and the Treasury generally that he didn't have clearance for, and he put a bunch of teenagers in charge of reviewing it, he could say he was "cleaning up waste" all he wanted and it would still be an uproar (and rightfully so)
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First, Soros seems to have zero interest in doing anything remotely resembling what Elon is doing.

Second, yes some of these guys are teenagers as you so aptly seem to be using as a pejorative. Not your average fools though, they are among the smartest people in the country and, so far, seem to be following directives aligned with what a lot of Americans want done. They could all be twelve, but if they are really good at doing what I want done, I don't care.

Third, another strawman argument where you start with the proposition that Biden would even be interested in doing something like Elon is doing, but using George Soros to direct it and then cap off this hypothetical with saying the right wouldn't like it. Lot of ifs, buts and thens.
 
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85SugarVol said:
Plenty of credible people said it. I was one of them.

A private entity is 100% within their rights to decide who they do business with - in this case, post on their platform.

Citizens are afforded no first amendment speech protections at their job, or the businesses they patronize.

Your only protection(s) is against suppression from the State, not Twitter or Facebook.
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Let's see who else admits it...Volnation keeps receipts..kudos to you
 
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Septic said:
I don't think it's fair to conflate what are largely public utilities with private business that provide platforms for the dissemination of thoughts and ideas. As has been discussed at nauseum the idea here is that if you don't like what the platform is doing, don't reward that business with your patronage. Businesses that don't conform to the will of the masses risk folding, it's how capitalism works.
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You seem to be agreeing on this post that a private business can do what it wants and risk folding ...correct?
 
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85SugarVol said:
And that was wrong.

So is Elon now suppressing speech on Twitter (as an agent of the federal government) also problematic?
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It's funny because you think there's something ideologically consistent about the beliefs. It's not that hard. Red team good, blue team bad. Nothing else needs consideration.
 
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GroverCleveland said:
First, Soros seems to have zero interest in doing anything remotely resembling what Elon is doing.

Second, yes some of these guys are teenagers as you so aptly seem to be using as a pejorative. Not your average fools though, they are among the smartest people in the country and, so far, seem to be following directives aligned with what a lot of Americans want done. They could all be twelve, but if they are really good at doing what I want done, I don't care.

Third, another strawman argument where you start with the proposition that Biden would even be interested in doing something like Elon is doing, but using George Soros to direct it and then cap off this hypothetical with saying the right wouldn't like it. Lot of ifs, buts and thens.
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You don't know what strawman means. This is essentially a response to a hypothetical that is just "well, that wouldn't happen" which is you deflecting, not me strawmanning
 
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GroverCleveland said:
First, Soros seems to have zero interest in doing anything remotely resembling what Elon is doing.

Second, yes some of these guys are teenagers as you so aptly seem to be using as a pejorative. Not your average fools though, they are among the smartest people in the country and, so far, seem to be following directives aligned with what a lot of Americans want done. They could all be twelve, but if they are really good at doing what I want done, I don't care.

Third, another strawman argument where you start with the proposition that Biden would even be interested in doing something like Elon is doing, but using George Soros to direct it and then cap off this hypothetical with saying the right wouldn't like it. Lot of ifs, buts and thens.
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seems if a 19-22 year one can find wasteful spending with ease, we’ve been wreck-less for decades. Should it be that easy to identify? The left is backpedaling because they are getting exposed as the opposition is doing what they always promise.
 
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OHvol40 said:
Have you asked someone with Aspergers if it’s a gift, trying to navigate society?
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We all have our problems. A high functioning Aspergers 'sufferer' has focused skills that are incredible. Being able to hear Mozart, and sit down at a piano and play it without music. Being able to see complex math. Yeah. It's a gift.
 
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mrorange211 said:
It's really weird to me that people are talking about the ages of the DOGE team. Our entire government was created by people in their twenties.
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mrorange211 said:
It's funny because you think there's something ideologically consistent about the beliefs. It's not that hard. Red team bad, blue team good. Nothing else needs consideration.
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