• grue@lemmy.world
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    We need to dispense with this notion that Trump is “unqualified.” He is very qualified for the job that he actually set out to do, and has been accomplishing it expertly.

    It’s just a different job than the one you think it’s supposed to be.

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      Trump is overqualified to take us right into bankruptcy. He’s been here so many times! Don’t worry! Just ask for money from stupid people that have money!

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        Unironically, yes. You wanna know why Trump’s businesses kept going bankrupt? Because they were never meant to be sustainable in the first place. They were scams – probably fronts for Russian money laundering – and designed to have all the money extracted and then implode on purpose before law enforcement could start looking too closely.

        And now he’s doing the same thing with the entire goddamn country.

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      I don’t believe that for one second. They’ve got a Project 2025 playbook written by some smarter people that makes them almost look competent. But they aren’t even doing that great of a job of it. The whole lot appear to be as dumb as a box of rocks from my PoV.

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        Consider the possibility that Trump’s real goal is to destabilize the US, destroy its democracy and civil liberties, and turn it into a Russian-style oligarchy and vassal state of Russia.

        Given that assumption, what mistake has he made that detracts from that goal?

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          It’s a bad assumption. I could just say the same thing with the hypothesis about him being dumb.

          It also ignores the fact that he’s not alone. He’s got pretty much the whole government doing the thing. But I’m sure you’ll say they’re all looking to do the same thing.

          I think his only goal is his own enrichment and power. I doubt he even cares about his legacy.

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            Nonresponsive.

            What mistake has he made that detracts from that goal?

            I don’t think you can name one. Prove me wrong.