Trump Admin II: Orange Fascist Boogaloo

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    Eh, he’s never been a fan of Musk, it seems.
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    Machiavallians don't like techies.
    Techies are utopian, even though it's a sick utopia.
    Machivallians are seething cynics.
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    I could argue that Machiavelli really wasn't Machiavellian. He advocated all sorts of things that we can say are immortal, but it was all in the name of the greater good of the Prince's subjects, not for self-enrichment. He also advocated complete self-awareness on the part of The Prince. Whatever reservations one may have about Machiavelli's approach to governance, I think we can agree that concern for the greater good and self-awareness are not present in our co-presidents. :brood:
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    Plus, The Prince was (mostly) satirical, which flies right over most people's heads even today.
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    Their work was completed on 9/11. We've been fighting ourselves ever since.
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    Machiavelli was okay, but The Revolution was a much better backing band.
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    Between the two, I’ll take Musk.
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    It's totally cool that most of the US government, in some form or fashion, is either outright declaring their white nationalism, or implicitly endorsing it. It's really awesome that the US president is a promoter of white nationalism, that Nazism will seem like a guideline for the administration going forward. Cool cool cool.

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    One of the happiest pop culture moments of my life was when Bruce Springsteen told Reagan to knock it the fuck off with trying to co-opt "Born In The USA".
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    Yeah, that was awesome as hell. I love it when rock stars tell these clueless assholes that they're the antagonist in these songs.
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