So incompetent that they control all three branches of the most powerful government on earth. Much of that can be credited to their media ownership strategies.

Underestimate them at your own peril...

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klipt 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

The unfortunate thing about democracy is that competency at getting elected doesn't always translate to competency at governing.

	▲	pstuart 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		They are stupid, but also ruthless and willing to ignore the laws they don't like. They are also surrounded by billionaires that want them to keep it going. Look at how Larry Ellison is buying up Paramount/CBS and soon, Tiktok. They just took Kimmel off the air. Again, I know this sounds like histrionics on my part but what is happening now is not normal -- the fact that all "old school" republicans have left the GOP and it is now literally the Party of Trump. And they have millions of cult members who are itching to use their second amendment rights against "non-Americans". I desperately want to be wrong, and would love credible evidence that could demonstrate this.

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NicoJuicy 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

The firehose of falsehoods is a very successful propaganda technique, rediscovered ( or teached to ) by a guy that needed a fake public image ( see: you're fired) to hide all his public bankruptcies/failures.

Eg. they are very stupid at winning lawsuitts, but he had 4 years of training on who and what to bully and another 4 years to prepare.

A lot of stupid people turned a democracy into an autocracy ( Orban, ... ). It's easy if no one protests and you can give money to the rich and powerful.

It's amazing that this guy/administration grifts so publicly and a lot of people in the US just keep following him blindly.