There's no two ways about it.
Sigh...
I used to think people were over-doing it in their criticism of Trump – I thought he was dreadful, but ultimately a contained / containable force. I was even a little optimistic that he might be a disruptive force (inadvertent) that would make other politicians return their focus to everyday, working class concerns.
I was naive and stupid. And many people are kidding themselves even now about what's going on. There's nothing normal or business as usual about what's happening in America right now. I'm not qualified to predict where this all ends, but I don't think any of it's good and I don't think this ends after Donald Trump's second term.
To the people thinking DOGE is about cutting "wasteful spending", I can only shake my head. What will it take for people to see clearly what's right before them?
No, you weren't. People on every angle of this are tired of the government not working. It's easy to have that glimmer of hope that maybe he really will make a good change. The problem is, he's a salesman - a grifter. His art is to latch onto that glimmer of hope and sell you on it while never delivering on it.
As the saying goes, "I don't know how to explain to you that you should care about other people."
I have never seen a genuine person end a request like this. It's always to bait someone.
Besides, maybe everything is fine and the Muskovites are right.
Some people hold conservative views, some liberal and others a mix. People have "tribes", but that's not what this is about.
What is happening is not good if you view rule of law and liberal democracy as being good things.
