Elon Musk certainly sees himself as Khan from the Star Trek Universe. Genetically superior both physically and mentally, and unconstrained by the ethics and morals which control and constrain lesser mortals. His whole upbringing made this clear and his meteoric rise to untold wealth (whether its' real or not) and control of vast expanses of the United States Federal Government only confirm this metaphysical certainty.
Now, surrounding himself with young edgelord criminals who cut their eye-teeth on the toxic rightwing internet he plans to enact Khan's plan for the World.
There is a whole class of people in the United States, mainly white men, who don't know how anything works and don't know the aid and privileges they are receiving from various Federal Departments, and don't understand direct and indirect consequences and so as these things are by Trump and Musk destroyed they won't know why and they won't understand who did it.
This is entirely in keeping with the Republican modus operandi for the last 50 years. Republicans have made their base not uneducated, but deliberately miseducated. And now their miseducation machine is self-sustaining and their minions are running around breaking laws, smashing into sensitive areas, and being goaded and cheered on by elected Republicans.
Just look at the people who were enthusiastic Trump supporters who are now acting surprised at his evil actions:
Venezuelans in Doral, Florida are shocked he's ending the Biden TPS policy which welcomed in refugees from violence in Venezuela and kicking them out, She knew Trump had vowed to deport immigrants who committed crimes and singled out members of Venezuela’s feared Tren de Aragua gang as initial targets. That was something she agreed with and welcomed. But she didn’t expect Trump to conflate criminals with Venezuelans like her parents and younger brother.
Latino voters and supporters of Trump were just like Arab/Muslim Trump supporters absolutely aware of what evil shit Trump had planned but, totally certain MAGA would go after Others, like Haitians and wouldn't come after them!
Meanwhile, the Grain Belt states have voted for Republicans for decades and Farmers are some of the most Reactionary intolerant fuckers you've ever been around. But, man do they love them some Government largesse and those subsidies they received and have received for years from USAID and USDA aren't Socialism;
Farmers report missing millions of dollars of funding they were promised by the U.S. Agriculture Department, despite promises from the Trump administration that a federal funding freeze would not apply to projects directly benefiting individuals.
But, midwest Farmers aren't the only ones Trump's already screwed over, when Trump ordered the Army Corps of Engineers to open the Central California dams holding back millions of gallons of water held in reserve for growing season he did so either knowing it would fuck them over during a drought this year or simply for the lie he opened the floodgates to stop the L.A. fires.
Katie Britt, best known for her fundamentalist breathy baby voiced anti-State of the Union address last year, expressed concern about the NIH funding cuts Trump has already promised and which RFK Jr if confirmed will definitely enact.
“While the administration works to achieve this goal at NIH, a smart, targeted approach is needed in order to not hinder life-saving, groundbreaking research at high-achieving institutions like those in Alabama,” Britt told AL.com.
My Republican states federal grant money is Earned and Necessary. Your Democratic states federal grant money is Waste, Fraud, and Abuse.
Republicans are the 'Soft Men creating Hard Times' they’ve been blubbering about for years. Pampered and Privileged. They’ve never experienced real hardship. Never missed a meal. Always had access to fresh fruit, ample meat, clean water at the turn of a faucet. Someone always available to baby sit their kids. Roads are clear of trash, broken down vehicles, snow and in good repair. They've always had a government backstop working without fanfare so they could spend their days listening to millionaires and now billionaires lie to them. And there are many other things across the Nation which Republican voters would never believe would stop functioning.
But, since Republican voters don't understand how anything works and don't care to understand. They don’t care about the damage being wrought. Because things have always worked and will always work. Understanding things is for losers. Real Men do, not think. Like Elon and his Infant Army. Go in and fuck it up and watch the nerds cower in fear at your masculine manly take charge energy.
So, MAGA is going to tear down a bunch of institutions which Republican voters have come to expect as part of the "natural order" and are going to be angered and perplexed why things haven't gotten better.
As a matter of course, Republicans always have the advantage because destroying Government because that's what they run on and that's what they do. Trying to build a coalition in a Non-Parliamentary Democracy is next to impossible and now we are seeing all the so-called guardrails and walls and institutional protections were so much gossamer wings.
But, Faux News, and Trump are ready to place the blame on ready scapegoats like DEI and Trans athletes and white people and every other Republican voter is going to swallow this tripe. I don't think their fever for lies and propaganda is going to break. And when the Nation and institutions which have been built up laborious over years of sweat and blood vanish and don't function as they expect then the violence against the Other and Democrats will be the next call from J.D. Vance and Elon Musk.
TLDR Version:
A lot of pissant white motherfuckers take a lot of shit for fucking granted and unprepared for what their burn it all down decisions will do.
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