I think at this point, it’s all of the government. If it can be privatized, why wouldn’t they push to eliminate that sector of the government and then install their own corporate entities?
Because the central guy can’t control those corporate entities directly. He primarily wields political power, not financial power. There’s a tension between the two.
Musk (financial power) is currently winning out over Steve Bannon (political power). Musk doing that Nazi salute brought a lot of MAGA people underneath him who were otherwise getting worried that Musk was the wrong kind of authoritarian.
Financial power might win in the end, and the reason is that Trump is a doddering old man. This is unique; it’s not quite following the same script as Nazi Germany, where Hitler was relatively young and still had the same mental faculties he always did (even if those faculties were twisted).
This is unique; it’s not quite following the same script as Nazi Germany, where Hitler was relatively young and still had the same mental faculties he always did (even if those faculties were twisted).
Don’t get it wrong: Hitler was fucking stupid. Not quite on Trump’s level, but he was extremely arrogant, pushed his shitty book during his reign just to earn a lot of money, didn’t listen to his generals, and got the people around him so scared of bad opinions that they all turned into Yes Men.
All you need in this world to achieve power is overconfidence and enough money to enchant a following.
Just look at that press conference with Musk. Trump looks defeated and tired. Musk’s crotchspawn mumbles something to Trump that was probably insulting, and he’s just, like, whatever. Musk was completely in charge. Hitler didn’t do big appearances where he let some big business leader do all the talking while looking like he wants to take a nap.
Sure, they’ll privatize what they can, but they need a way to keep those corporate entities in line. They don’t want to give up their own power, and their power lies in their position in government. If they go too far, they risk being thrown under the bus themselves. They’ll need to leave the treasury intact, at least, along with some kind of enforcement arm. Maybe we’ll see some drastic restructuring of the military soon.
There is more power in being a billionaire than there is with being in a position of government. Trump is a useful idiot, but even he didn’t actually want to win the (first) election. He wanted the fame, and wanted to continue pushing this idea of “well, if I won then…”, as its own media circuit and tours. Instead, he actually won, and it disappointed him.
Elon doesn’t want to be a government employee permanently. He wants to be there just long enough that he can siphon the nation’s money into his pockets.
The real power is in wealth, because the government is powerless.
Yeah, the first Trump term was the cutesy “let’s get a lil richer u guys” stuff. This is the real shit. The first purges of the past often didn’t involve death–just shoving out academics, government employees, disloyal party members, etc.
I think at this point, it’s all of the government. If it can be privatized, why wouldn’t they push to eliminate that sector of the government and then install their own corporate entities?
Because the central guy can’t control those corporate entities directly. He primarily wields political power, not financial power. There’s a tension between the two.
Musk (financial power) is currently winning out over Steve Bannon (political power). Musk doing that Nazi salute brought a lot of MAGA people underneath him who were otherwise getting worried that Musk was the wrong kind of authoritarian.
Financial power might win in the end, and the reason is that Trump is a doddering old man. This is unique; it’s not quite following the same script as Nazi Germany, where Hitler was relatively young and still had the same mental faculties he always did (even if those faculties were twisted).
Don’t get it wrong: Hitler was fucking stupid. Not quite on Trump’s level, but he was extremely arrogant, pushed his shitty book during his reign just to earn a lot of money, didn’t listen to his generals, and got the people around him so scared of bad opinions that they all turned into Yes Men.
All you need in this world to achieve power is overconfidence and enough money to enchant a following.
Dumb, but he was like, there.
Just look at that press conference with Musk. Trump looks defeated and tired. Musk’s crotchspawn mumbles something to Trump that was probably insulting, and he’s just, like, whatever. Musk was completely in charge. Hitler didn’t do big appearances where he let some big business leader do all the talking while looking like he wants to take a nap.
What these techbro assholes don’t get it that cyberpunk is supposed to be a warning. Not a guide.
Sure, they’ll privatize what they can, but they need a way to keep those corporate entities in line. They don’t want to give up their own power, and their power lies in their position in government. If they go too far, they risk being thrown under the bus themselves. They’ll need to leave the treasury intact, at least, along with some kind of enforcement arm. Maybe we’ll see some drastic restructuring of the military soon.
There is more power in being a billionaire than there is with being in a position of government. Trump is a useful idiot, but even he didn’t actually want to win the (first) election. He wanted the fame, and wanted to continue pushing this idea of “well, if I won then…”, as its own media circuit and tours. Instead, he actually won, and it disappointed him.
Elon doesn’t want to be a government employee permanently. He wants to be there just long enough that he can siphon the nation’s money into his pockets.
The real power is in wealth, because the government is powerless.
Yeah, the first Trump term was the cutesy “let’s get a lil richer u guys” stuff. This is the real shit. The first purges of the past often didn’t involve death–just shoving out academics, government employees, disloyal party members, etc.