one of the insidious things about trump is how he just enables incompetence across the board. everything just works worse when he's president because people figure, if a completely incompetent moron is president, why should I give a shit? the shift was clearly observable in 2017 and it is again now - ThreadSky

keptsimple.bsky.social • 6 days ago

one of the insidious things about trump is how he just enables incompetence across the board. everything just works worse when he's president because people figure, if a completely incompetent moron is president, why should I give a shit? the shift was clearly observable in 2017 and it is again now

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mhackling.bsky.social•5 days ago

It’s a leadership principle in reverse . Tone gets set at the top.

keptsimple.bsky.social•6 days ago

it has been an obvious shift in attitude both times and the failure to acknowledge it has been bizarre

peter-butler.bsky.social•6 days ago

Are major celebrities speaking out at all? I don't see it, but I don't follow that beat much

That's the weirdest part to me...

Like some very famous people must know this is all terribly wrong, no?

What are they doing? They have millions of $$ and huge platforms

zippyknitter.bsky.social•6 days ago

The only one I’ve heard is George Clooney. He was on 60 Minutes last night talking about his play, Good Luck and Good Night. He made a reference to the media not covering what’s really going on.

caveatruptur.bsky.social•6 days ago

I was wondering the same and whether many are just getting out of here.

drbutchermd.bsky.social•6 days ago

This is why the media attempts to apply logic and intentionality to Trump's comments and decision-making. They try to normalize the stupid and irrational and wholly corrupt way in which he conducts himself so it's easier for people to digest.

fastbreak78.bsky.social•6 days ago

He'd be a better president if he were an empty vessel filled with pudding, because the pudding would at least be an inert substance.

olchefdan.bsky.social•6 days ago

It fulfills the bro-libertarian fantasy that under the right conditions an imbecile like me can become The Warlord.

itsnotbread.bsky.social•6 days ago

That's also why all of his companies failed

maryhartmanx2.bsky.social•6 days ago

or you’re so distracted and anxious thanks to the constant stream of bad news that you’re fucking shit up all over the place (it me)

slfisher.bsky.social•6 days ago

This is why I advised my partner to renew his passport in December even though it didn't expire until the next November, because I didn't trust the agency under Trump to be competent.

james-stinson.bsky.social•6 days ago

His one area of expertise is real estate and he’s using it to try and turn Gaza, Greenland, Canada into vacation resorts

sorosfundedowl.bsky.social•6 days ago

This is one of the phenomena I've been dreading most since November. By late spring 2017 it was like there was an absolute license to be as shitty as you wanted to be, from top to bottom the social ladder. And it's setting in again.

rsmjr.bsky.social•6 days ago

The fish rots from the head.

billinportland.bsky.social•6 days ago

"He may be a completely incompetent moron, but he's OUR completely incompetent moron."

jjquig.bsky.social•6 days ago

Been reading Zach Beauchamp's book "The Reactionary Spirit". Scary times.

voteblue4vr.bsky.social•5 days ago

Read an article from a local Chicago paper about how some Trump supporter who owns multiple units in Trump Tower is suing Trump org for financial claims and it supports this hypothesis.

eveexamines.bsky.social•5 days ago

What's happening now is musk is literally destroying things. Doing it on purpose. It's a little different from 2017.

qbr-commander.bsky.social•6 days ago

Interesting thought, regimes like this are almost self limiting. 1 in a cult of personality, you can’t hire on merit, because you prioritize loyalists over merit. 2 your talent pool is limited because the people with morality or professional ethics won’t join. So you have to staff corrupt leftovers

cmerlin.bsky.social•6 days ago

I think it's the same with crime. People see the president commiting crimes unpunished, and they go "why not me?"

dvdbutler.bsky.social•6 days ago

And that extends to friends and family and others…. Open hatred is what they want to get back to

dvdbutler.bsky.social•6 days ago

And doing whatever the hell they want

vchapman.bsky.social•6 days ago

I agree so much with this. It's like a Dumb Ass Senile Orange Muppet contagion.

andrewhazlett.bsky.social•5 days ago

Interesting hypothesis. I know as a parent it is demoralizing to have him out there serving as a lesson that dishonesty, manipulation, and thuggery are rewarded.

grooveholmes.bsky.social•6 days ago

I also think when qualifications for jobs under Trump are to do horrible things most won’t, and pledge complete loyalty and subservience to him, you are at the bottom of the barrel in terms of who could fill these roles which will abet incompetence

naveman.bsky.social•6 days ago

He enables incompetence because he wants to make sure that relative to everyone else he looks competent. He is insecure & doesn’t want someone to appear more competent than him and he’s fucking really incompetent. The bar is like way low. I think that’s why after getting to know Musk he let him in.

blocksincoming.bsky.social•6 days ago

Remind you of anyone?

rawlers.bsky.social•5 days ago

Hi do you have a link to the full text (Book, I assume)?

Thanks!

blocksincoming.bsky.social•5 days ago

I'm not sure where I found it, but should just google "Natamony of Fascism Paxton PDF". It's not a hard read btw and includes case studies you can skip if not interested (like Juan Peron)

rawlers.bsky.social•5 days ago

Good news: Paxtons book is already on my wishlist, thanks again

travisatkins.bsky.social•6 days ago

has anyone else been talking about the normative state vs the prerogative state? interesting framing.

craigplazure.bsky.social•6 days ago

the cabinet is 50/50 cartoon super villains and sidekicks

paulnwilliams.bsky.social•6 days ago

It’s so fascinating, because his whole platform is based on the vibe that toilets don’t flush like they used to, and yet everything he touches becomes palpably, objectively worse.

waldogeraldofaldo.bsky.social•6 days ago

They wear their incompetence and ignorance as a badge of honor

catmamma.bsky.social•5 days ago

Oh for sure! I worked several places with completely incompetent leadership and felt exactly this way. If the management doesn’t care about the company, why should I?

klf2000.bsky.social•6 days ago

Where to begin….the ineptitude is beyond belief! The lack of knowledge and protocol - they should all be fired.
And trump’s response to everything is “I don’t know anything about it.” If that’s the case, he should resign also.

robertborland.bsky.social•5 days ago

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