Trump promises and proposals tracking thread.

[Orange_Crush]

2 months later, he followed that up with, "Normalize Indian hate."

That was in response to a post about the number of people from India who work in Silicon Valley. I'm not seeing how that could be interpreted as being an attempt at humor.

I'm not saying that it is. I've already said that it's cringe.

I just also know that some of my posts here, if stripped from conversational flow, would make me look like something that I absolutely am not since they were used as satirical content to make the exact opposite points they would seem to be making if stripped of context. He may be a horrible racist for all I know. He may be using sarcasm for satirical purpose to hold up a mirror to a part of society that he detests, for all I know.

I guess the next question would be: Do you know? His X account has been taken down. How intimately familiar were you with it before it came down? Have you asked him his true feelings now? Has anyone?

 

[Orange_Crush]

Not so sure their capabilities are in question. I highly doubt the people on the Doge team are lacking in intelligence. But you raise a good point about knowing how to analyze the data being culled.

Personally, I believe they are finding a lot of problems of government run amok. Some may not be as bad as trumpeted while they could also be missing out on some that is even worse than their preliminary analysis.

But nothing like this has been undertaken within the Federal government. If one is like me and believes it is a barely functional bureaucracy, then it is cheered. If not of that persuasion, obviously not.

Many people have taken chemo trying to cure cancer, thinking the cure is bad but better than the disease.

 

[BowlBrother85]

Many people have taken chemo trying to cure cancer, thinking the cure is bad but better than the disease.

A thorough, well-focused auditing and restructuring of the federal government is long overdue, and it could be very good for the country, if there is transparency.

 

[Majors]

I have said that a periodic restructuring of the federal government is not only a good thing, but it's also very necessary .... and long overdue.

There is nothing wrong with the DOGE in theory. The problem is in their execution. There is an unprofessional and disorganized look to them, and they are making some big mistakes.

Their response to having these mistakes reported by the media, has been to eliminate transparency - which Elon Musk had pledged their work would have.

Liberal logic toward Elon in one picture.

 

[hog88]

Can you detail how they've been "effing" us? Or are you just repeating what Trump says?

Charging tariffs on our exports.

 

[BowlBrother85]

Liberal logic toward Elon in one picture.

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Maybe the driver just doesn't like that school near Raleigh?