The Trump Purges: Retribution or Necessity

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   GA Andersonposted 17 hours ago

   Instead of getting a morning chuckle, this one opened a whole can of confirmation bias. And that's not a good thing.
   
   Amid all of the headlines about Pres. Trump's deep state/retribution 'purges', I stumbled across a new O'keefe 'undercover' film. My perception of O'keefe isn't positive, but sometimes the message is true even when its presentation is suspect.
   
   To set a frame of mind: The Brits had a popular satirical comedy series on the subject: Yes, Prime Minister
   
   
   And the Okeefe video:
   
   
   
   *If the X post link doesn't work here's a youtube link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74UVFZcCXxI&t=12s
   
   There is a danger of a brain sprain when the truth of the need for some degree of departmental continuity (as described in the 'Yes Prime Minister video) is acknowledged. If it were easy, we wouldn't be talking about it.
   
   GA

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      tsmogposted 17 hours agoin reply to this

      Interesting up to the point when you click the last video what is revealed is "Hmm...this page doesn’t exist. Try searching for something else." I use Firefox for my browser. I tried it in Chrome with the same result.

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         GA Andersonposted 17 hours agoin reply to this

         That's a puzzler. I just checked the link and it worked for me.
         
         Here's a youtube link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74UVFZcCXxI&t=12s
         
         GA

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            tsmogposted 16 hours agoin reply to this

            Thanks for the YouTube link. It worked fine. Maybe it is I am not a member of 'X' with the other one? I'll watch the video later.

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            Sharlee01posted 13 hours agoin reply to this

            Working for me too

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      Willowarborposted 16 hours agoin reply to this

      Do you see a need or benefit to completely turn over civil servants in government agencies with each administration?    O'Keefe was employed during the first Trump administration. Not sure when he began his employment.

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         GA Andersonposted 15 hours agoin reply to this

         Your question is the potential "brain sprain I mentioned.
         
         It was too easy to sit through the O'Keefe video because I see that as an illustration of what Pres. Trump talks about. And, the satirical Brit comedy reinforced that perception.
         
         But, the comedy's point about continuity seems a valid one to me. It affirmed and contradicted the O'keefe video at the same time.
         
         The best question might be at what point do the professional efforts that maintain a degree of continuity (career bureaucrats) become 'deep state' efforts?
         
         The guy in the O'keefe video is an example of that point. He is the "deep state" example.
         
         GA

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   Ken Burgessposted 16 hours ago

   I believe there to be no substance left to the debate... it is clear that it is "necessity"
   
   Before Trump, an argument could still be made...
   
   Then came Trump and all they exposed, of themselves, of the depths of their corruption and the willingness to risk everything, no line at all too far to cross... not assassination, murder, war, holocaust, anything goes...
   
   It has become a necessity... they made that clear over the last 4 years
   
   Risking Nuclear War and being unwilling to negotiate...
   
   25% Inflation... aka printing money and diluting the value of every dollar... in addition to throwing another 10+ Trillion onto the National Debt...
   
   And then the general insanity of 72 different sexes, men are women, kids can be mutilated, etc.
   
   No Trust.
   
   An absolute necessity.

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      GA Andersonposted 15 hours agoin reply to this

      Yep, there really is a 'deep state', but maybe we don't want an all-or-nothing choice. I could see a legitimate need for some level of career bureaucrats. But of the comedy's stripe, not the O'Keefe guy.
      
      GA

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         Ken Burgessposted 14 hours agoin reply to this

         It goes back to many things I have repeated ad-nauseum about the WEF, Agenda 2030, etc. etc.
         
         My concerns as well as their lectures and agendas and policies proved out... as seen in our open borders, flying migrants in, adding over 10 Trillion dollars to the debt, etc. etc.
         
         Our government cannot do what is best for its National interests and its Citizens and at the same time do what is best for powerful corporations, powerful foreign nations and financial institutions like BlackRock.
         
         A wonderful video to watch regarding the recent WEF summit and Trump's impact on it and their agendas:
         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnvVH3SewmI

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            GA Andersonposted 11 hours agoin reply to this

            What a day . . . First, it was the USAID rabbit hole, then it was tsmog's deepfake, and now it's you and a 25-minute video.
            
            I watched it all, but I'm keeping my focus on USAID for now.
            
            GA

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               Ken Burgessposted 7 hours agoin reply to this

               USAID its likely a sacrificial lamb... an offering...
               
               When they trash the more serious Agencies...
               
               Or when they expose how:
               
               BlackRock hits record $6 trillion assets, helped by Trump tax law
               By Trevor Hunnicutt
               January 12, 2018
               https://www.reuters.com/article/markets … KBN1F11WB/
               
               BlackRock went from 6 Trillion to ...
               
               BlackRock Assets Hit Record $11.6 Trillion in Fourth Quarter
               By Reuters
               Jan. 15, 2025
               https://money.usnews.com/investing/news … er-of-2024
               
               Practically doubling their money in under 7 years...
               
               You know what they say... follow the money... follow where all the money from those Pandemic Bailouts and Build Back Better budgets went...
               
               Like the man in the video said... Globalism... our government... aided and insured much wealth landed in the hands of the few while making the average person poorer and more helpless...
               
               And then there are those wonderful wars, and the hundreds of thousands dead, the millions displaced... with the help of the hundreds of billions diverted to Ukraine and Iran... I guess that will be another telling sign, how quickly the spickets to Ukraine and Iran get turned off and the killing stops.

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   Sharlee01posted 13 hours ago

   "The Trump Purges: Retribution or Necessity" 
   
   In his 2024 campaign, former President Donald Trump emphasized that his ultimate form of retribution would be to restore America's greatness. He stated, "The unprecedented success of the USA will be my ultimate retribution."

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