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Simultaneous purging of the chief generals of all three branches.
They are ensuring the military has no cohesiveness to stage a future coup against the Executive Branch, and are replacing all control with their own loyalists.

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[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 133 points 20 hours ago (5 children)

This is an internal coup, there's no doubt about it. I'm not sure how the oligarchs are letting this happen. It's insane. Their regret will not make me happy.

[–] Devanismyname@lemmy.ca 2 points 20 minutes ago

It's literally the oligarchs making it happen. Trump is not the main player here.

[–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 2 points 43 minutes ago* (last edited 42 minutes ago)

The oligarchy wants the collapse of the US so they can bring about their own style of techno feudalism and the "dark enlightenment"

[–] PineRune@lemmy.world 67 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

It's being funded by the Oligarchs, why would they want to stop it?

[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 48 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Oligarchs are not unified. Some companies are heavily disaffected like pharmaceuticals thanks to RFK. Tariffs will also hurt most businesses' bottomline. Trump's policies only benefit certain oligarchs (tech companies and Musk) so the other oligarchs who get pissed off will band together to support someone friendlier.

[–] obviouspornalt@lemmynsfw.com 17 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

The oncoming recession is going to hurt most businesses.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 22 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

But not the owners. They'll be able to buy up those tasty, cheap stocks.

[–] redwattlebird@lemmings.world 19 points 16 hours ago (3 children)

Exactly. In every crisis, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. Out of the last several financial crises, who's come out for the better? All I see is the widening of the gap between rich and poor.

Makes me wonder about the rhetoric against violence and how 'we need to be above that'. Where has that message come from?

[–] SabinStargem@lemmings.world 6 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Two places:

1: We are supposed to be nice people. 2: The wealthy are evil, and want people to be too gentle to resist.

The rich amplify the 'kind' part of protests (MLK), while trying to stifle the 'harsh' (Malcom X, Panthers), to ensure that resistance is toothless. IMO, the answer isn't to ditch 'kindness', but rather to understand protest movements as two pieces that work together...

Hammer, and Anvil. One is a promise of unyielding violence if things don't change, while the other is a solid foundation that offers an alternative. Protestors shouldn't seek peace at all costs, that isn't how an effective negotiation works. Power only respects power.

[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 6 points 15 hours ago

'we need to be above that'. Where has that message come from?

From the same oligarchs who wants people to remain passive.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 6 points 16 hours ago
[–] Drusas@fedia.io 2 points 16 hours ago

And their employees worse.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 25 points 17 hours ago

They're letting it happen because he is supporting the oligarchy, giving tax breaks to people who don't need them, etc.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 16 points 17 hours ago

Wealth != intelligence