• vaguerant@fedia.io
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    9 hours ago

    I keep seeing opinion pieces like this, but I remain unconvinced. Sure, if his sincerely held intention was to do anything at all positive for the US and its allies, his actions would read as insane. But if he actively, deliberately desires to harm and destabilize both, then he’s going about it the right way. Screw Hanlon’s razor: stupidity is inadequate to explain any of this.

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      If he just wanted to destroy the US, he’d be more subtle about it. I’m not saying he doesn’t want to do that, but he’s simply incapable of doing anything well. He’s as comically unqualified for the job as it’s possible to be. Literally any person, animal or inanimate object could do a better job than him.

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        8 hours ago

        If he just wanted to destroy the US, he’d be more subtle about it.

        (Emphasis mine)

        Like hell! That fucker is literally incapable of being subtle!!

        No. Fuck no, in fact. He’s not calling the shots. Whether he’s suffering from dementia or not, he’s a fucking idiot. His craven levels of stupidity also happen to reinforce his malignant narcissism, but that’s a whole other thing.

        No, he’s intentionally not being subtle to run our faces in it, even though it’s extremely doubtful he even understands that there’s a master plan. In fact, he’s probably at least dimly aware that Daddy Putin has a plan, but he doesn’t care cause now he gets to be king.

        Point is, he’s both malicious and dumber than a bag of rocks.

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        7 hours ago

        If he just wanted to destroy the US, he’d be more subtle about it.

        Why should he bother being subtle? Fucking look around! Do you really think his current strategy isn’t working well enough?!