Summary
Democrats Stansbury and Raskin introduced the “Nobody Elected Elon Musk Act,” which targets Elon Musk’s dismantling of federal services through the DOGE cost-cutting scheme.
It seeks personal liability for Musk, amid lawsuits and concerns over sensitive data access.
The proposal aims to protect taxpayers and critical federal operations against unauthorized actions.
Months ago, everyone would have unequivocally said Trump was Hitler. Maybe these metaphors are bullshit, and we should interpret conditions without them.
Mate, metaphors like this help understand the gravity of the situation to help us see WHY certain actions are bad. From an uneducated standpoint, DOGE might not seem so bad unless you understand that Hitler rose to power on such things:
These metaphors aren’t bullshit…they are just getting more accurate.
If we keep changing who The Hitler is in the metaphor, how useful is that to understand the situation?
Trump isn’t as young as Hitler was, but they need him as the charismatic front. Musk is relatively young and wields power like Hitler, but he wouldn’t have enough support on his own.
Okay,
They’re still fascist as fuck.
Never said otherwise.
So what’s your point then. That the may be fascist but the Hitler comparisons are a line to far for you?
That the metaphor isn’t helpful to understanding if you keep changing who the Hitler is.
There are many examples of fascism out there, and they don’t all follow the same script as what happened in Germany.
That’s not what a metaphor is?
It’s an analogy, not a script. Of course it’s not a perfect fit. Metaphors never do. And of course it changes and life itself changes.
Your getting mad about a metaphor when you should be getting mad about facsim itself. Getting mad at nothing is just distraction.
I’m not mad, I’m pointing out that the strategy is flawed. I want that strategy to be as strong as possible. Quibbling about the definition of metaphor and analogy doesn’t help anything.
And quibilling about how accurate a metaphor is at any given time is just as useful?
Let me try this.
It doesn’t matter if the metaphor doesn’t stay consistent or whatever.
Because anyone who would be swayed by a metaphor like that is already swayed. It’s time to get in the streets.
Yes? It affects our understanding of the situation.