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On 20 Feb 2025 03:31:22 -0400
Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> wrote:

> Cargo cult government.  The president and his appointees, Musk and his
> Musketeers are Dunning-Kruger poster children, tearing around
> emulating the rituals of the despised Elite [1].  They have no more
> notion of how to operate the government that the deluded Melanesians
> had of operating aircraft or airfield towers.  But like the Melanesian
> islanders, they're convinced by a charismatic leader that if they
> perform the rituals, they'd get cargo -- in this case power and status
> rather than tangible goods.
> 
> Accountability will come only with the full evolution of the now ongoing
> train wreck that will embrace us all.
> 
> [1] Viz. people of responsibility that know what they're doing.

This is a really good analysis and really well said.  I'm printing this one out.

The only way forward is to go full blast towards the crash.