Trump has filled his administration with sycophantic loyalists instead of highly competent and experienced people. Anyone else worried about this? Why did Republicans in congress confirm them?

  • liverbe@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    14
    ·
    6 months ago

    Republicans believe that government doesn’t work and they are intent on proving that it doesn’t. 🤔

  • Treczoks@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    12
    ·
    6 months ago

    They are very much qualified. But their qualification is not related to whatever position they have.

    Their sole qualification is that Trump considers them loyal to him.

  • surph_ninja@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    5
    ·
    6 months ago

    It’s disturbing, but I’m much more concerned with the CIA assets being installed at every level of government. They are a much more dangerous and more long-term threat.

  • rhvg@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    2
    ·
    6 months ago

    The first generation is always incompetent as the founders of a new regime want to reward the backers and have loyalists to take up the power. The next generations might get better. You have the same in the Soviet Union and China; the first generation of bureaucrats were soldiers having no idea how to govern, but their successors learned fast and ruled more effectively.

    I don’t like Trump, and I hope their regime ends ASAP, but the truth is if it continues, it might get better at governing over time. JD Vance or Don Jr. will have a better grasp of the system and suppress their political enemies more effectively. We might hate them more, but will be even more powerless to fight back than today.