Summary

Donald Trump’s recent cabinet picks, including controversial figures like Matt Gaetz, Pete Hegseth, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., signal a deliberate effort to upend norms, bypass accountability, and impose a new reality on American governance.

By ignoring FBI background checks, exploiting legal loopholes, and sidelining Congress, Trump aims to consolidate power, destabilize democratic institutions, and govern unilaterally.

This strategy echoes authoritarian tactics, where truth and law are manipulated to serve power.

Critics warn of a growing “kakistocracy,” threatening U.S. governance and fostering public disorientation and disengagement.

  • ccunning@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    I actually 100% agree that he hasn’t thought it through that far but also 100% believe it will play out how I described.

    He’s an instinctual fascist.

    • Infynis@midwest.social
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      7 days ago

      Yep, this is my read on it too. I don’t think he did it on purpose, but it’s what’s happening, and it’ll work out for him, because everything does. Seeing the R congressmen suck his dick on live TV has been disgusting and terrifying

    • The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.net
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      i can cosign this view. it’s just the fallout against his “enemies” will also not be strategic. the whole thing will be a grand tragedy