Paul Krugman | Incompetent or Evil: A False Dichotomy. Trump’s people can be and are both.
https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/incompetent-or-evil-a-false-dichotomy #Trump #Musk #TrumpAdministration #Politics #Greed #Incompetence #Republicans #GOP #Resistance #PaulKrugman #Economics #USA
@ronaldtootall Sufficiently advanced incompetence can be indistinguishable from malice.
@ronaldtootall Incompetence AND malice is what I've been thinking whenever I read an article about ICE detention centres these days.
@PapyrusBrigade The US needs to do away with private prisons. Also, practices that have been proven to work in European countries need to be copied here. Things like focus on addressing root issues and rehabilitation, independent oversight committees w/community involvement, total transparency & accountability….
@ronaldtootall Yup. Private prisons appear to result in horrifying policy decisions that are against public interest.
"Musk is incompetent and evil...billionaire brain — that special blend of ignorance and arrogance that occurs all too frequently in men who believe that their success in accumulating personal wealth means that they understand everything. But he also clearly detests anything that makes life better for non-billionaires.
"And he shares these traits with Donald Trump, which makes them allies, although I keep wondering when their egos will collide explosively."