Still talking about the election. Truly, this guy is mentally ill.
hightrix · 2h ago
I'm curious, how often throughout history has a statement like "that guy is an idiot" had an unnamed person been so easily and widely recognized.
We all know who you are talking about, just like everyone know what "guy" I'm talking about.
Fishkins · 1h ago
I'd say a large part of the country had the same sentiment about George W Bush. I'm not sure whether that was true or just an act, though. In politics, I think the opposite of Hanlon's razor has often been applicable. It's easy to feign ignorance to avoid responsibility.
That being said, I believe there has been an increase in genuinely dumb people in American politics in the past ~15 years.
kjellsbells · 1m ago
I always felt there were dim/smart, benign/malicious axes in politics.
Nixon for example: malicious but very very smart (eg wrt China).
Reagan: not a razor, but fundamentally good-willed (see for example his interactions with Tip O'Neill from the other party)
Dim and malicious is of course the worst of all. Not least because such people will attract the smart and malicious like flies.
sybercecurity · 1h ago
This feels like another case where there should be legislation, but would never get done. It would also require admitting that auditing requirements are so burdensome that they are used to arbitrarily enforce policies, which no one wants to do.
scottLobster · 32m ago
Honestly, the root of most of our current problems can be traced to Congress not being able to effectively pass legislation and ceding ever more power to the Executive and Judiciary as workarounds.
duxup · 2h ago
As usual this seems like it is "corruption! .... FOR me and my friends ..."
lazyeye · 15m ago
This was actually a significant problem during the Biden administration.
The rules were so vague that de-banking could be used in whatever context the administration found convenient. Apparently many companies were pushed offshore as a result.
He's mad they wouldn't expose themselves to the risk of being nailed for money laundering and KYC violations because it's pretty much an open secret that Trump regularly accepted "investments" in the form of briefcases full of cash handed to him by guys in suits with tattoos all the way up their necks.
mindslight · 10m ago
Honestly the anger itself probably comes from food not tasting as good as it used to and the humiliation of wearing a diaper. I'm sure Miller occasionally "fails" at making sure the PCA is white, too. Gotta keep that "I'm a victim" entitlement pegged.
We all know who you are talking about, just like everyone know what "guy" I'm talking about.
That being said, I believe there has been an increase in genuinely dumb people in American politics in the past ~15 years.
Nixon for example: malicious but very very smart (eg wrt China).
Reagan: not a razor, but fundamentally good-willed (see for example his interactions with Tip O'Neill from the other party)
Dim and malicious is of course the worst of all. Not least because such people will attract the smart and malicious like flies.
Andreessen/Horowitz talk about it here
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=n_sNclEgQZQ
Earlier:
White House Preps Order to Punish Banks That Discriminate Against Conservatives
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44793168