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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago (5 children)

Damn. That's bad. I think it'd make more sense to single out the people causing problems and making the dumb decisions.

Lumping people into groups based on their political party feels rash, since on both sides there are good people who you could reasonably trust to do their jobs and make the country better.

The shotgun approach makes a bunch of noise and confuses anyone trying to figure out what's going on.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

since on both sides there are good people

No, there aren't. If you are anything other than maximally opposed to the side sending people to concentration camps, then you are a loathesome piece of shit who the world would be better off without.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago

Dude/Ma'am/Ambiguous

Let me correct myself: "good enough"

I'm not expecting saints, but I'm also not expecting self-destructive degenerates.

You don't need to allocate all your trust to someone. Just assign the minimal amount of trust that makes sense to get the job done to the proper standard, and no lower. (subjective)

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 weeks ago

Lumping people into groups based on their political party feels rash, since on both sides there are good people who you could reasonably trust to do their jobs and make the country better.

Lol you're so bad at this. Go somewhere else.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

That's bad. I think it'd make more sense to single out the people causing problems and making the dumb decisions.

For fuck's sake. Are you trying to say it's just a couple low level staffers responsible for all that? The entire Trump administration from the top down is all in on everything on that list.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

At any point, Republicans could step up and stop any or all of this. It would take very few of them, and if there are good Republicans, as you say, then how many of them are there?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

At any point, Republicans could step up and stop any or all of this.

They could, but that requires coordination and greater operational awareness / intelligence.

You could tip them or give them something actionable/understandable. I'm going to make an assumption that you've worked or met someone irl, whose worked in a corp/company before. The government is similar but bigger and more rigid.


It would take very few of them, and if there are good Republicans, as you say, then how many of them are there?

I haven't bothered counting. You could do that if you wanted to, for whatever side you prefer to observe/analyze.

Most of the good/relatable are lower-ranking, which is a pro/con depending on your perspective.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 weeks ago

... Are you suggesting Republicans can't coordinate or that they're too stupid or unaware to fix any problems?

You are moving away from the main point, though, which is that all of this is the Republicans' fault. They can stop this at any point, and if they don't, then how are there any good ones?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Wild shit.... Just wow.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

"both sides" you are assuming there are only two sides.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago

People will have their personal stances. The data scientists are just trying to classify them so they can figure out a solution.