A Year On: The DOGE Disaster

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> It is hard to fathom anyone on the planet less qualified than Elon Musk to opine on the value of public service experience when lives are at stake.

This is the opening line of this piece. With a hyperbolic, charged statement like that, be mindful to avoid getting into a flurry of emotions. I’m not a fan of that kind of writing I would prefer to read something a bit more level headed. I don’t care who or what it’s about - I can make up my own mind if it really matters, just give me the information to work with.

Rest of the article isn’t much better.

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Of course it was a disaster for the country. But the purpose wasn't to help the country. It was to steal data and assert power over the civil servants. If you look at it that way then it was a complete success.

The disaster was that our checks and balances failed, the right people didn't stand up to stop it, and our elected officials didn't do their jobs. Hitler's standard playbook adopted by this administration.

When Hitler became chancellor on January 30, 1933, he relied initially on a coalition, emergency presidential powers, existing conservative officials, and the established bureaucracy. Enabling Act, March 23, 1933: allowed Hitler's cabinet to enact laws without parliamentary approval. Many conservative officials remained in office and the takeover occurred through a combination of legal changes, intimidation, selective purges, loyalty requirements, and control from above.