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The Department of War just shot the accountants and opted for speed

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285 points ridruejo | 2 comments | 11 Nov 25 14:34 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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Hizonner ◴[11 Nov 25 22:32 UTC] No.45893811[source]▶
The United States does not have a "Department of War".
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netsharc ◴[11 Nov 25 22:40 UTC] No.45893872[source]▶
Funny how we can tell now whether the other person is a Kool-Aid drinker by how they refer to things.

Gulf of Mexico, or Gulf of America?

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rpmisms ◴[12 Nov 25 00:07 UTC] No.45894657[source]▶
Department of War is far more honest. The Gulf name doesn't mean anything, it's a joke and we all know it.
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SpicyLemonZest ◴[12 Nov 25 07:19 UTC] No.45897244[source]▶
It's not a joke and I don't know it. Trump is gradually demanding the authority to control every aspect of American life, and you're enabling it by not taking his entry-level steps seriously. I hope you'll realize your mistake while he's still stuck on relatively harmless things.
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rpmisms ◴[12 Nov 25 07:58 UTC] No.45897475[source]▶
A gag, a giggle.

> Trump is gradually demanding the authority to control every aspect of American life

Trump, or the federal government? This trend is bipartisan, and renaming the Gulf doesn't really hold a candle to PRISM.

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tokai ◴[12 Nov 25 12:31 UTC] No.45899353[source]▶
You, and people like you, are a part of the problem.
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rpmisms ◴[12 Nov 25 14:51 UTC] No.45900942[source]▶
By recognizing that both teams take away my autonomy at every opportunity? How does that make me part of the problem?
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1. SpicyLemonZest ◴[12 Nov 25 17:18 UTC] No.45902796{3}[source]▶
You don't recognize that, which is why your point of comparison to a random thing Trump did openly his first week in office had to be a secret program started 18 years ago and revealed 12 years ago. You just feel obligated to make it a both-sides thing, because you've internalized the idea that a wise or savvy person will always diagnose a problem as systemic rather than blaming specific individuals.

I genuinely don't mean this as an insult! I know what you're thinking because I've been in your shoes, and that's why I can so confidently encourage you to step out of them before it's too late. Donald Trump thinks everyone in the country, including you, should be required to support him and acknowledge his greatness; if you haven't yet felt that pressure, it just means he hasn't gotten around to your interests yet.

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2. rpmisms ◴[12 Nov 25 17:48 UTC] No.45903221[source]▶
> will always diagnose a problem as systemic rather than blaming specific individuals.

We should bring back public executions; I have no problems blaming individual people. I'm just a little less extreme on HN, and Trump doing cartography is unimportant. The guy is an aesthete, he just happens to have the political will of the moment and might save our economy. I don't think so, but infinity illegal immigrants and more infinite debt is the alternative so this is fine I guess.

Both-sides is real, though. Generally members of government are self-interested, and if you disagree with that, you're a fool. The differences are small but occasionally important.