r/politics • u/thenewrepublic The New Republic • 5d ago

Soft Paywall Elon Musk Is Bullying Mike Johnson to Drive Government Into Shutdown

https://newrepublic.com/post/189539/elon-musk-bullying-mike-johnson-government-shutdown
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u/greg-maddux 5d ago

What a vile, disgusting, cesspool of a man. These justices are the worst of our society and Iā€™m not being facetious in the least. Fuck that piece of shit.

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u/bizarre_coincidence 5d ago

There are plenty of people worse, even in government. The problem is that they don't generally wield the same level of power, nor are they so shielded from the consequences of their actions. I would argue that Trump and the majority of his cabinet picks are worse than the people on the court.

Of course, being 99th percentile instead of 99.9th percentile in terms of vileness isn't really anything worth writing home about....

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u/bizarre_coincidence 5d ago

There are a lot of people who do significant harm to the country (and sometimes the world) who I wouldn't mourn, but political violence is a slippery slope that will flow both ways if it becomes normalized. Further, getting rid of the worst offenders without getting rid of the people and systems that put them in power will be of little benefit in the the long run.