• EvilFonzy@lemmy.world
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    6 hours ago

    This lines up with what I’ve been shouting into the void whenever I read a news article. “Where are the fucking adults?!”

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      4 hours ago

      You just made me remember that book that came out in his first term reassuring everyone that there were “adults in the room” protecting us from certain doom.

      What a crock of shit that turned out to be.

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        Eh, I think that his 2nd term kind of helps validate that view of his 1st. Because he was a political newbie, he allowed those around him to help make staffing decisions, so you got mostly run of the mill Republicans. Terrible, certainly, but not sycophants. That’s all out the window this time. Key positions are filled based solely on either fealty to the mad king or ✨campaign contributions✨ (bribes). Anyone who dares speak out gets the axe, and at least for now it’s a metaphorical one.

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      6 hours ago

      when you reach the milestone of adulthood and take a peek behind the veil of responsibility…

      … maybe Larry Niven was right in Ringworld, Humanity’s only defining trait is not our intelligence, our compassion, or our strength of will, but simply the luck of the few.