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[–] NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world 15 points 1 hour ago

The leopards are so hungry for faces that they are now eating their own. I condone this behavior.

[–] boughtmysoul@lemmy.world 8 points 1 hour ago

Jesus, even Bannon managed to sober up long enough to have a good thought.

[–] BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 hours ago

Deport Elon to El Salvador. Then let DOGE defund the prison program accidentally, because they don't understand why the El Salvadorian prison system is subsidized by the US.

[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 hours ago (2 children)
[–] OCATMBBL@lemmy.world 2 points 54 minutes ago* (last edited 36 minutes ago) (1 children)

I think you mean liquify.

They're easily mixed up - liquidate means to convert assets into a form that's easily transferrable, like cash on hand. Liquidate means to convert Musk into liquid.

[–] smeenz@lemmy.nz 1 points 7 minutes ago

You said liquidate twice

[–] jsomae@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 hours ago
[–] SpaceShort@feddit.uk 24 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

A split between the regular fascists and neo-reactionaries could provide an opportunity to overthrow the Trump regime.

[–] AlteredEgo@lemmy.ml 10 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Not sure which is which though. There are some suggestions that the Plutocrats like Musk, Thiel and others basically want feudal thiefdoms where they can use workers and people and do whatever they please. Bannon afaik is a statist. Trump doesn't really believe in anything, and wouldn't care if he's President, Chairman or Emperor.

[–] saimen@feddit.org 6 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

Trump just wants to play golf on taxpayer's money

[–] obviouspornalt@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 1 hour ago

And not go to prison.

[–] AlteredEgo@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 hour ago

His followers believe in inequality so they actually love when he does outrageous, stupid or illegal things.

[–] SpaceShort@feddit.uk 3 points 3 hours ago

Indeed. We should not align with either side and instead take advantage of the regular chaos. Much harder to crush discent when there is infighting in the ruling class.

If the Trump administration spends a lot of resources trying to suppress the billionaires, that would lead to fewer resources available to suppress the general population.

On the other hand, if the billionaires coup the White House, they would show the US government to be weak to a coup/revolution while simultaneously losing the support of the MAGA crowd. To amplify the latter, we should make sure to spread on social media how JD Vance was chosen by Musk and other billionaires so as to undermine JD Vance's support among the Republican base should the billionaires replace Trump with him.

[–] NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

They’ve been planning this shit since Goldwater, they’ve got contingency plans, that’s how we got here. They’re prepared to lose, that’s why they stacked the decks with heritage foundation plants from the top to the bottom of the system, we’ve already lost and if Elon and Donald get the fuck out of their way then they’ve got it made. I hate to say it, but keeping these idiots where they are is our best bet at pulling through this without having to start a war.

[–] SpaceShort@feddit.uk 5 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Well, we need to purge every person associated with the Heritage Foundation after the revolution.

[–] NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

That should definitely be an active part of the revolution, don’t give them a chance to apologize or pretend to reform or understand, kill them in their moment of tyranny and nobody will mourn them. We can’t have some bullshit ideological version of Anastasia happening to undo everything.

[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 1 points 52 minutes ago (1 children)

While cruel and evil, I have to agree with this position regarding neoconfederates. America has suffered a great deal of malice and corruption from allowing the original Confederates to retake root in the south after Reconstruction was shuttered. This can't be allowed again.

The tree of liberty needs to be watered and given manure. The likes of Thiel, Trump, Majory, Musk, Yarvin, and others would finally serve a useful purpose.

[–] NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world 1 points 42 minutes ago (1 children)

It is neither cruel nor evil to remove cruelty and evil from the world. To kill that which intends to kill all is merely establishing a will to live.

[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 1 points 10 minutes ago (1 children)

For me, it is important to not completely dehumanize members of the neoconfederates. They must be thoroughly extinguished, but reason and limits must be remembered, else the good guys will become rotten in turn. We mustn't feel good from hurting people, or it will become an addiction.

[–] NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world 1 points 3 minutes ago

They made their own beds, I’m really not in the business of apologia.

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 12 points 4 hours ago
[–] leadore@lemmy.world 5 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

One good thing to come out of this is if trump cancels Musk's new billions in government contracts that were the main reason Musk bought trump in the first place. 🤞

I'd counter that decimating all the departments actively investigating his interests was his primary motivation and the contracts were just a little extra self dealing on top..

Though it would be great fun to watch him exit now going full self righteous on the way out, only to have his companies bankrupted once the new gov contracts are cancelled, because he'd destroyed all their other income sources during his crusade to save himself.

[–] TwinTitans@lemmy.world 11 points 5 hours ago (3 children)

Back to South Africa please. Canada does not want him.

El Salvador. He's an illegal.

[–] finix_the_psyker@sopuli.xyz 11 points 4 hours ago (1 children)
[–] throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works 1 points 28 minutes ago

Why ruin a potential colony?

Throw that fucker on the sun.

[–] MaxPow3r11@lemmy.world 5 points 4 hours ago

Back to hell please.

We don't want him on this plane of existence.

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

White genocide confirmed??!

[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 20 points 6 hours ago

There isn't enough popcorn for this.

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