Frankie Lickspittle speaks . I ran to the comments section to see what craven apologetics you would come up with…and you did not disappoint. Bravo! Hey dude: Trump does not care about you and he won’t give you any goodies
To your first point, which programs and agencies did you consider harmful and why. How much money has actually been saved in those actions based on what was initially claimed (I'll give you a clue, much less, but nobody know how much less since they're keeping the figures quiet).
To your third point, you realize you're arguing for a reduction in the power of Congress, the courts, independent agencies. Is that what you actually want, an autocracy? It's fine to say it out loud.
To the last point, can you put a dollar amount on how much the Democrats were enriching themselves (with some sources we can check) and compare it to what's going on now?
Are you some retired teacher handing out homework assignments? You must not do much of your own work looking for real information and just trust NBC and the NYT. Everything you are asking about is readily available. But I know the lefty game. Obfuscate claiming ignorance. Then when prevented sources, pivot to discredit sources. Then migrate to personal invective. Because for a lefty self deception feeling good about "winning" a debate is better than admitting you are wrong or learned anything new.
You can do your own work. The Internet is wide open.
You can save everyone a bunch of time just hanging out in you safe space groupthink bubble and not Substack where you have to read facts and truths that upset you fragile self-worth.
Dude, you yourself admitted that you couldn't be bothered backing up your opinions with actual facts. Your invective suggests that you're the one whose self-worth has been upset.
All accurate; but, to paraphrase Napoleon, the word "patrimonial" is not in Donald Trump's lexicon. If awakened in the middle of the night and charged with patrimonialism, he'd say, "Oh, is that what it's called?"
This essay is a couple of intelligent people's analysis, written for other intelligent people to read, of something Trump was bound to do with presidential power the way a python is bound to swallow anything it can although conceptually it's over his (Trump's, but also the python's) head. He has no theory of government. He has no politics. He just does what Donald Trump does. However, it is good to know what it's called and what its typical ramifications are.
"Vital government agencies have been shuttered or hollowed out"
Unnecessary, costly and harmful government programs and agencies have been eliminated or reduced.
"Universities are being browbeaten into ideological conformity"
Universities are being required to stop indoctrinating students into ideological conformity and to support freedom of speech and expression laws.
"executive power is exercised not as a bounded branch of government, but instead as a personal prerogative."
Democratic elections outcomes based on candidate campaign promises are being met as the legislature gets nothing done.
"Trump and his inner circle have pursued self-enrichment on a staggering scale"
Trump and his administration have pursued ending the Democrats staggering self-enrichment from fraud.
There, fixed it for ya'.
Frankie Lickspittle speaks . I ran to the comments section to see what craven apologetics you would come up with…and you did not disappoint. Bravo! Hey dude: Trump does not care about you and he won’t give you any goodies
Do you have anything adult to post, or just more poopy diaper Brian M crying?
To your first point, which programs and agencies did you consider harmful and why. How much money has actually been saved in those actions based on what was initially claimed (I'll give you a clue, much less, but nobody know how much less since they're keeping the figures quiet).
To your third point, you realize you're arguing for a reduction in the power of Congress, the courts, independent agencies. Is that what you actually want, an autocracy? It's fine to say it out loud.
To the last point, can you put a dollar amount on how much the Democrats were enriching themselves (with some sources we can check) and compare it to what's going on now?
Are you some retired teacher handing out homework assignments? You must not do much of your own work looking for real information and just trust NBC and the NYT. Everything you are asking about is readily available. But I know the lefty game. Obfuscate claiming ignorance. Then when prevented sources, pivot to discredit sources. Then migrate to personal invective. Because for a lefty self deception feeling good about "winning" a debate is better than admitting you are wrong or learned anything new.
You can do your own work. The Internet is wide open.
Here's a helpful suggestion. You can save yourself a lot of time if you just use the following phrase:
"I prefer to make stuff up rather than find out what's actually true".
You're welcome. 😘
You can save everyone a bunch of time just hanging out in you safe space groupthink bubble and not Substack where you have to read facts and truths that upset you fragile self-worth.
Dude, you yourself admitted that you couldn't be bothered backing up your opinions with actual facts. Your invective suggests that you're the one whose self-worth has been upset.
All accurate; but, to paraphrase Napoleon, the word "patrimonial" is not in Donald Trump's lexicon. If awakened in the middle of the night and charged with patrimonialism, he'd say, "Oh, is that what it's called?"
This essay is a couple of intelligent people's analysis, written for other intelligent people to read, of something Trump was bound to do with presidential power the way a python is bound to swallow anything it can although conceptually it's over his (Trump's, but also the python's) head. He has no theory of government. He has no politics. He just does what Donald Trump does. However, it is good to know what it's called and what its typical ramifications are.