In the past week or so, the courts have begun to try to set some boundaries on the Muskā€“Millerā€“Trump administrationā€™s early blitz of recklessness.

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This judicial review provides at least a small reprieve, hope that some of the administrationā€™s most destructive impulses will be stopped. Or at least pared back. But even with the courts stepping up, and even with the reality of the administrationā€™s ineptitude sinking in, this early Muskā€“Millerā€“Trump blitz remains veryā€”maybe irreparablyā€”damaging. Of course, there are a lot of moles to whack: the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are being dismantled at an alarming rate, and the court system is not known for being nimble. The administration is betting, perhaps rightly, that at least some of its thoughtless, lawless efforts will slip through the cracks.

But even if the courts caught them allā€”and even if every court facing each lawless escapade said, ā€œNope, thatā€™s not a thingā€ā€”still the entire process would be doing serious damage to our institutions. Think of it as someone spoofing your identity and going on a shopping spree with your credit cards. Even if the goon gets caught, you still have to go store by store to argue that the fraudulent purchase wasnā€™t legitimate and hope the debt is forgiven. And all the while, perhaps long after all the debts are dealt with, the torrent of uncertainty kills your credit score.

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    And they announced it and fully laid out a plan ahead of time. This should come as a surprise to no one who is literate.

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      The problem is Trump voters arenā€™t literate.

      And there are a lot of them.

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      It burns my ass that some folks actually bought the whole ā€œTrump doesnā€™t support Project 2025ā€ bullshit. I cannot imagine being such a gullible, credulous moron.

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        Not just support it, but that he never even heard of it. (Then goes on to say that he doesnā€™t agree with it lol)

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        Um no. Trump was elected by something like 32% of the population.

        That is hardly the majority. Itā€™s a vocal minority of assholes who reliably vote.

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        That would be the lie they are pushing. He doesnā€™t ā€œhave a mandateā€ and a minority group of the placrual population votes for this.

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        No, the majority of the voting population accepted Trumpā€™s lies as truth. That doesnā€™t mean they support whatā€™s happening, it means they were credulous enough to believe that it wouldnā€™t happen.

        Wallowing in mistruths about your fellow voters may feel good, in a righteous anger sort of way, but it will blind you to the real opportunities for resistance that exist and can be exploited if enough people try.

        They want you to be demoralized. Why are you doing their work for them?

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        Letā€™s assume youā€™re correct, and you got that fact from an actual survey and statistical analysis that has undergone peer-review. It really doesnā€™t come as a surprise that there are masses of people cheering on policies that work against their own interests.

        The American public education system is a disaster that can barely teach basic adulting, let alone critical thinking or identifying untrustworthy reporting. Add in how most of the past century has been nonstop propaganda about how showing compassion to anyone outside your family is socialism, and socialism is communism, and communism is the antichrist. Now, throw in a heaping dose of social media and viral misinformation where the loudest person making the most emotionally reactive claims gets the most attention and positive reinforcement.

        Itā€™s really no wonder that a majority of people are metaphorically, ritualisticly throwing gasoline onto a tire fire while complaining about the toxic fumes that surround them. They literally lack the skills to know any better.

        • kofe@lemmy.world
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          Keeping in mind itā€™s a majority of the voting population. Millions sat out that didnā€™t in 2020. Millions more donā€™t show up consistently because theyā€™ve been systematically conditioned into apathy or forced to jump through hoops they canā€™t prepare for like voter id laws or polling stations being shut down. Same issue - they lack the media literacy or just reading comprehension in general at times.