Its not just that Trump has loyalty tests: you have to be willing to say that there was nothing wrong with January 6, and that the 2020 election was stolen from Trump. You have to commit to conspiracy theories to work in Trump’s government. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/u... - ThreadSky

donmoyn.bsky.social • 78 days ago

Its not just that Trump has loyalty tests: you have to be willing to say that there was nothing wrong with January 6, and that the 2020 election was stolen from Trump. You have to commit to conspiracy theories to work in Trump’s government. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/us/politics/trump-administration-loyalty-test.html

Comments

queerderg.bsky.social•78 days ago

Isn't this against free speech?

sawbuzz.bsky.social•78 days ago

We're in for a long 4 yrs. Resist, don't bow down to the orange blob.

mbandman.bsky.social•78 days ago

Denying facts is a critical part of any authoritarian regime.

danbkk.bsky.social•78 days ago

Loyalty is absolutely the ONLY detail he cares about. Not experience. Not knowledge. Not education. Only that you are 150% loyal to him and to whatever crazy ideas he proposes. Americans should be scared and afraid.

notgeorgecarlin.bsky.social•78 days ago

The world should. We know we're screwed and they're going to try and take the rest of the world down with us. It's all bad from here out.

yd52.bsky.social•78 days ago

Mobsters hire mobsters!

dougwar40k.bsky.social•78 days ago

Those who deserve loyalty do not need loyalty tests.

jomiller.bsky.social•78 days ago

“Thanks for coming in, we’ll be in touch”

dogalmighty.bsky.social•78 days ago

You also have to say he has dreamy eyes and creamy thighs.

lilywight.bsky.social•78 days ago

Ew. Thanks for that. Now I will have nightmares that don't involve chinchillas or rabbits.

bonanos.bsky.social•78 days ago

Peter Meijer in 2022: “[T]he important thing isn’t *believing* it, it’s *saying* it. That is what a Republican is supposed to do right now.” #realitybasedcommunity https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/17/us/politics/liz-cheney-republicans.html

speakermikej.bsky.social•78 days ago

So the loyalty test requires these folks lie that it was stolen, and lie that they believe it was stolen.

elliotsperber.bsky.social•78 days ago

https://www.thebulwark.com/p/the-origins-of-a-warning-from-voltaire

richmountbasket.bsky.social•78 days ago

I hope he's watching Syria and worrying about what happens to dictators.

tmzinnen.bsky.social•78 days ago

Alas, in addition to loyalty tests, these are also (lack of) integrity tests.

newlevelofhell.bsky.social•77 days ago

How are they not covered in boils and herpes outbreaks?

androcles.bsky.social•78 days ago

Well, democracy was nice while it lasted.

mmeed.bsky.social•78 days ago

This has been the price of admission for the GOP since 2021. It would be more newsworthy if they weren't doing that.

avielroshwald.bsky.social•78 days ago

This will all be sorted out as soon as someone explains to them that Orwell’s 1984 is a satire, not a handbook.

melvynjh.bsky.social•77 days ago

There is only one actual truthful narrative. I followed this in detail from day 1.

lindafly.bsky.social•77 days ago

The depth of his depravity! OMG!

tobias-drundrige.bsky.social•78 days ago

Doubly bad that you will get many who will lie and lie just for the opportunity. It's one of his powers.

lewru7.bsky.social•78 days ago

And sexual assault is a bonus for him, too.

enurse78.bsky.social•77 days ago

The real loyalty test would be asking "in any contest, would Trump or Putin win" because I'm not sure what Trump's "correct" answer would be.

passim.bsky.social•78 days ago

https://www.anneapplebaum.com/2024/09/06/start-with-a-lie/

thinker9.bsky.social•77 days ago

This is probably just the beginning. RFK will require asking whether vaccines work, whether there was a moon landing and if COVID was a plandemic. We're back in kindergarten just on a federal level.

miamisunbunny.bsky.social•78 days ago

Meanwhile…

avirginian1.bsky.social•78 days ago

No competency tests required, though. This administration will be an epic failure.

egoode.bsky.social•78 days ago

We are headed toward Nazi America.

Posting Rules

Be respectful to others
No spam or self-promotion
Stay on topic
Follow Bluesky's terms of service

Comments

Posting Rules

Reply