• zd9@lemmy.world
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    23 hours ago

    That’s exactly the goal. This regime is extracting as much wealth as possible before they’re removed.

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        1 hour ago

        Trump’s and His Pack of Bastards might be dumb as a bag of wet lint in general, but when they’re working out ways to steal money, I begrudgingly content they’re geniuses.

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        10 hours ago

        I think you’re underestimating them. Sure it’s one of the least competent administrations in the history of the country, but there are plenty of very evil and very competent people in the regime pulling the strings and setting the long term goals and strategies. Look at Bannon for example. He’s very cunning and evil.

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          8 hours ago

          there are plenty of very evil and very competent people in the regime pulling the strings and setting the long term goals and strategies

          That’s the part I specifically don’t believe. Even the people like Bannon who have certain impressive skills, are ultimately short term thinkers that are liable to miscalculation due to arrogance. At the end of the day, they know not to speak out against any dumb move Trump wants to pull, as he has consistently purged such people and replaced them with insane yes-men.

          Trump has never been puppeted, only manipulated and tricked by people appealing to his ego. He is uniquely adept at uniting fascist foot soldiers and oligarchic interests, but he has never been the billionaires’ perfect option. They tried to replace him before both the 2016 and 2024 elections, specifically because he isn’t their lapdog.

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            6 hours ago

            He he is being puppeted, just not by oligarchs, but by putin and Israel, who have kompromat on him.

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              2 hours ago

              Appealing to his ego and earning his admiration isn’t puppetry, but manipulation. Puppetry is when someone is forced to do another’s bidding against their will. Trump simps for daddy Putin and brother Netanyahu voluntarily, not because they force him.