Elon Musk's Demolition Crew

Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) could be an implementation of Retire All Government Employees (RAGE), an idea that is part of the Dark Enlightenment movement.

Another inspiration could be the Ministry of Deregulation and State Transformation of Argentina. Over there they call it "the chainsaw".

Re: Elon Musk's Demolition Crew

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Post by chris_wot » Fri, Feb 07, 2025, 3:03 AM UTC

How did you Americans allow any of this?

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Post by cbradford » Fri, Feb 07, 2025, 3:04 AM UTC

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Post by adamtaylor_13 » Fri, Feb 07, 2025, 3:06 AM UTC

chris_wot wrote: post #5

How did you Americans allow any of this?

Some of us don’t agree with the rampant waste in our government. Some of us also don’t have faith that the system can fix itself without drastic measures like this.

I’ll admit I’m wrong if and when it turns out that I am. Until then, I’m cheering it on.

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Post by krapp » Fri, Feb 07, 2025, 3:06 AM UTC

chris_wot wrote: post #5

How did you Americans allow any of this?

Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.

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Post by Trasmatta » Fri, Feb 07, 2025, 3:07 AM UTC

> On his personal Substack, he wrote an essay titled “Why I gave up a seven-figure salary to save America,” according to press reports, and described failed U.S. attorney general nominee Matt Gaetz, who withdrew from Congress amid allegations of sexual misconduct, as a “victim” of the deep state.

The fact that nobody is stopping these people is the clearest evidence anyone needs that there's no such thing as "the deep state". But they're actively trying to create one.

I'm incredibly depressed and disillusioned to see fellow software engineers drinking the Kool-aid so deeply while they dismantle the US federal government.

I've learned the hard way that many people in this country do NOT actually care about democracy. At all. I used to believe that most everyone agreed that democracy was good, and we just disagreed on policy. I no longer believe that.

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Post by issa » Fri, Feb 07, 2025, 3:07 AM UTC

chris_wot wrote: post #5

How did you Americans allow any of this?

It has been a decades long journey getting here. There are so many contributing factors it is hard to even know where to begin. The most important thing to remember is that about half the country is very unhappy with the way things are going.