I think this is really vital to convey to non-news-junkies. Not only is DOGE not making anything more efficient, nothing they’re doing even makes sense as an ATTEMPT to make anything more efficient. That is the marketing; it’s not the actual function. - ThreadSky

normative.bsky.social • 7 days ago

I think this is really vital to convey to non-news-junkies. Not only is DOGE not making anything more efficient, nothing they’re doing even makes sense as an ATTEMPT to make anything more efficient. That is the marketing; it’s not the actual function.

Reposted from Karrie Jacobs

Strange how this sounds like a parody of the former Soviet Union.

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

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yourcanadiangf.bsky.social•7 days ago

in 2020, Americans did stand in long lines in hopes of getting toilet paper and meat. Very Soviet Union.

karencox.bsky.social•7 days ago

Creating a functioning government was never their intention; the entire purpose was to eliminate the parts of the government that can’t be sold for graft and especially the parts that help the rest of us. It’s a plan to create a brutal oligarchy.

kerthulhu75.bsky.social•7 days ago

Somebody's pre-purchased revenge against FDR, the victory lap of the forces behind the Wall Street Putsch.

Surprised they haven't torn down any statues or artwork of Smedley Butler.

ranaalhaj2807.bsky.social•5 days ago

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claytonabernathy.bsky.social•7 days ago

The more messed up they can make it, the more they can market themselves as the solution to fix it.

normative.bsky.social•7 days ago

I would love to reduce government waste and make it more efficient. Nobody who was sincerely pursuing those goals would do the things DOGE is doing.

andreakremer.bsky.social•6 days ago

I wish anyone would talk about what they ARE doing.

ashepard11.bsky.social•7 days ago

If you redefine "waste" to mean "the government has employees we don't like, implements policies we don't like, and gives money to people we don't like", everything DOGE does suddenly looks coherent.

That's not the normal definition of the word, of course, and DOGE is exploiting that confusion.

dogenrinzai.bsky.social•6 days ago

What they are doing is like looking at your family budget and saying, “look at that car payment,” selling your car and then realizing you need your car to get to work and having to buy a more expensive car or lose your job.

cwharlow.bsky.social•7 days ago

I think you underestimate the genius of Elon and the power of ai. he's going to plug grok into the government and then Marvin the Martian will come out of his ass and fly us all to Mars

chaimkatz47.bsky.social•7 days ago

Maybe firing Inspectors General and government auditors, whose whole job is to investigate and identify waste/fraud/abuse, was a sign that there was an ulterior motive at play.

pklinkne.bsky.social•7 days ago

It's all Newspeak, straight out of Orwell:
Government Efficiency=gutted and broken government
Drain the Swamp=rampant corruption

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