Re:The Story of DOGE, as Told by Federal Workers
by dwoldrich on Friday September 26, 2025 @08:59AM
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The ADL sure are reaching with those 13 whole murders in 2024. They are such a reputable unbiased organization, too.
Meanwhile LA had mass anti-ICE riots this year that were clearly organized, at least 1 death, $20 million in damages.
That riot's funding was pulled after IRS investigation threats, and poof, violence and mayhem stopped overnight. Then we all moved on to the next dumb news story.
Where are the right wing violent mass formation events? White supremacy is a left wing media fiction; it lives only in wojack memes as far as I can tell.
"Donald Trump is a fascist" justifies violence in this country, clearly. Calling anyone Hitler or any group Nazis is a dog whistle for violence, and the left throws those appellations around constantly.
The reputational damage of being crybullies is finally catching up, though. That makes it difficult to turn the page and win legitimately at the ballot box with attractive candidates on a coherent platform.
So what will the left do? Accelerate? (DOOMED to fail) Pause on the violence and go all-in on stealing the vote? (tough with all the pending EO's, but doable) Pivot to new politics? (but to what, and aren't they exhausted with made-up causes??) Seethe in decline? (regroup, husband dwindling resources, hoodwink another generation down the line)
2026 or 2028 - I imagine those are make-or-break years for the political left in the states, maybe globally.
I predict break because the liberal democracy experiment appears to have crashed. I'm praying the left chooses the seethe option so we can all catch our breath and relax for a bit.
Meanwhile LA had mass anti-ICE riots this year that were clearly organized, at least 1 death, $20 million in damages.
That riot's funding was pulled after IRS investigation threats, and poof, violence and mayhem stopped overnight. Then we all moved on to the next dumb news story.
Where are the right wing violent mass formation events? White supremacy is a left wing media fiction; it lives only in wojack memes as far as I can tell.
"Donald Trump is a fascist" justifies violence in this country, clearly. Calling anyone Hitler or any group Nazis is a dog whistle for violence, and the left throws those appellations around constantly.
The reputational damage of being crybullies is finally catching up, though. That makes it difficult to turn the page and win legitimately at the ballot box with attractive candidates on a coherent platform.
So what will the left do? Accelerate? (DOOMED to fail) Pause on the violence and go all-in on stealing the vote? (tough with all the pending EO's, but doable) Pivot to new politics? (but to what, and aren't they exhausted with made-up causes??) Seethe in decline? (regroup, husband dwindling resources, hoodwink another generation down the line)
2026 or 2028 - I imagine those are make-or-break years for the political left in the states, maybe globally.
I predict break because the liberal democracy experiment appears to have crashed. I'm praying the left chooses the seethe option so we can all catch our breath and relax for a bit.