Totalitarianism seeks dominion over the individual to the point where individuality is erased. That’s what happened to the Republican Party. Individuals have looked the same, talked the same, acted the same and thought the same for a long time. (The men sometimes literally dress the same as Donald Trump, with a blue suit, a long red tie.) After the election, however, Republican behavior has finally been totalized.

 

Totalitarianism also seeks to dominate the individual’s mind by going to war against facts, reason, science and any useful meaning of the word “proof.” In normal times, pre-Trump, we could expect in the Senate a spirited debate over a president-elect’s cabinet nominations, beginning with whether they’re qualified. Such debate is going to be impossible now, because “being qualified” is a meaningless term.

 

Trump's Cabinet of horrors exposes his totalitarian drift | Opinion

This is the opinion of a deluded mind. It is the totalitarianism of the Left with it's identity politics that lost it the election.

10 minutes ago, simple1 said:

Such debate is going to be impossible now, because “being qualified” is a meaningless term.

 

I thought this was about Trump's cabinet.

 

Why bring DEI-hire Harris into it?

 

 

Another left winger traumatised by a democratic vote 

24 minutes ago, mokwit said:

This is the opinion of a deluded mind. It is the totalitarianism of the Left with it's identity politics that lost it the election.

 

Yes it's an opinion piece, which one can agree or disagree. Personally I concur with the author's concerns. However, OP is not regards election, but the Cabinet appointees proposed by trump, many of whom have right of centre authoritarian leanings. Likely some will not pass scrutiny

NYTimes headline today:

 

 

Trump’s Cabinet Picks, Panned in Washington, Thrill Many of His Voters

Where Donald Trump’s critics see underqualified nominees with questionable judgment, his voters described them as mavericks recruited to shake up Washington.

 

Seems that DJT's toughest critics on cabinet picks right now are Republican Senators.

22 minutes ago, jerrymahoney said:

NYTimes headline today:

 

 

Trump’s Cabinet Picks, Panned in Washington, Thrill Many of His Voters

Where Donald Trump’s critics see underqualified nominees with questionable judgment, his voters described them as mavericks recruited to shake up Washington.

 

Seems that DJT's toughest critics on cabinet picks right now are Republican Senators.

Push come to shove the republican senators will have no backbone as usual. Maybe Gaetz and one other will be stopped but that's it.

 

 

4 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Push come to shove the republican senators will have no backbone as usual. Maybe Gaetz and one other will be stopped but that's it.

Maybe. But for all the talk of 'recess appointments' and 'executive orders' these are the people he needs to pass any legislation.

5 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Push come to shove the republican senators will have no backbone as usual. Maybe Gaetz and one other will be stopped but that's it.

 

 

Would you be criticizing democratic senators for not having the backbone to defy democratic oligarchs and deny Mz. Harris' underqualifed token woke DEI nominees?

 

I highly doubt that.

 

Fortunately, democracy won, and we shall be unburdened by what has not been.

2 hours ago, simple1 said:

Totalitarianism seeks dominion over the individual to the point where individuality is erased. That’s what happened to the Republican Party. Individuals have looked the same, talked the same, acted the same and thought the same for a long time. (The men sometimes literally dress the same as Donald Trump, with a blue suit, a long red tie.) After the election, however, Republican behavior has finally been totalized.

 

Totalitarianism also seeks to dominate the individual’s mind by going to war against facts, reason, science and any useful meaning of the word “proof.” In normal times, pre-Trump, we could expect in the Senate a spirited debate over a president-elect’s cabinet nominations, beginning with whether they’re qualified. Such debate is going to be impossible now, because “being qualified” is a meaningless term.

 

Trump's Cabinet of horrors exposes his totalitarian drift | Opinion

A person’s mind is a terrible thing to see going to waste.

 

Seek help 

1 hour ago, Jingthing said:

Push come to shove the republican senators will have no backbone as usual. Maybe Gaetz and one other will be stopped but that's it.

 

 

Woke Gotta go!  Yes!

 

It’s what We The People voted for!

 

Democracy at its finest moment.

16 minutes ago, G_Money said:

Woke Gotta go!  Yes!

 

It’s what We The People voted for!

 

Democracy at its finest moment.

Some say Democracy is mob rule !

Trump got 50% , Harris got 48.2%.
 

Time for  4 Elephants in a China closet!

Hegseth

Kennedy

Gaetz

Patel.

 

https://www.monticello.org/research-education/thomas-jefferson-encyclopedia/democracy-nothing-more-mob-rulespurious-quotation/

 

https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-ELECTION/RESULTS/zjpqnemxwvx/

 

3 hours ago, simple1 said:

Totalitarianism seeks dominion over the individual to the point where individuality is erased. That’s what happened to the Republican Party. Individuals have looked the same, talked the same, acted the same and thought the same for a long time. (The men sometimes literally dress the same as Donald Trump, with a blue suit, a long red tie.) After the election, however, Republican behavior has finally been totalized.

 

Totalitarianism also seeks to dominate the individual’s mind by going to war against facts, reason, science and any useful meaning of the word “proof.” In normal times, pre-Trump, we could expect in the Senate a spirited debate over a president-elect’s cabinet nominations, beginning with whether they’re qualified. Such debate is going to be impossible now, because “being qualified” is a meaningless term.

 

Trump's Cabinet of horrors exposes his totalitarian drift | Opinion

You seem disappointed being deep in one of the many spurs of the left’s delusional tangents. All these venting meltdown opinions spewing out of the left is quite the clown show.

19 minutes ago, novacova said:

You seem disappointed being deep in one of the many spurs of the left’s delusional tangents. All these venting meltdown opinions spewing out of the left is quite the clown show.

 

Put yourself in their shoes. How would you feel if your worldview was flat out rejected on every level. 

 

Must be difficult coping with how dead wrong you were when you were so adamant about being right. To the point of looking like a bully trying to force feed people to believe what you do. 

13 minutes ago, novacova said:

You seem disappointed being deep in one of the many spurs of the left’s delusional tangents. All these venting meltdown opinions spewing out of the left is quite the clown show.

 

Exactly what, in your opinion, is incorrect with the OP article. Occurs to me many of the prospective appointees are sycophants without relevant experience, just following MAGA world conspiracy BS - just as trump promised he would do to please his followers.

11 minutes ago, blaze master said:

To the point of looking like a bully trying to force feed people to believe what you do. 

Good description of trump / MAGA world

3 minutes ago, simple1 said:

Good description of trump / MAGA world

 

Keep digging in and projecting. Worked so well for the election eh. The old it's not me it's you. You a funny fellow. 

15 minutes ago, simple1 said:

 

Exactly what, in your opinion, is incorrect with the OP article. Occurs to me many of the prospective appointees are sycophants without relevant experience, just following MAGA world conspiracy BS - just as trump promised he would do to please his followers.

Which of the cabinet picks do you think is unqualified, and why?

 

Which of the Cabinet picks do you approve of? 

 

 

5 minutes ago, simple1 said:

Good description of trump / MAGA world

 

But good on you for being a dedicated but but but Trump person. A rare breed now. 

Anyone not a Trump-hating leftist or RINO would be attacked by the left. 

 

Keep in mind, the left thinks Eric Holder and Merrick Garland were both great AGs, so their opinion is worthless. 

 

Trump has a pretty limited number of people to choose from. Everyone that tries to help him knows they will be attacked mercilessly in the press, and when the left regains control, they likely will be prosecuted for some made up nonsense. 

13 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

Which of the cabinet picks do you think is unqualified, and why?

 

Which of the Cabinet picks do you approve of? 

Not biting for you to argue otherwise. Some reading for you which covers the matter....

 

Will the Republican-controlled Senate save America from Trump's Cabinet? | Opinion

7 minutes ago, simple1 said:

Not biting for you to argue otherwise. Some reading for you which covers the matter....

 

Will the Republican-controlled Senate save America from Trump's Cabinet? | Opinion

So, you have no idea, all you can do is post a link to someone else's fact less opinion. 

 

That's what I thought. 

29 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

Which of the cabinet picks do you think is unqualified

All of them as they are Trump @rse suckers!

46 minutes ago, blaze master said:

Put yourself in their shoes.

I have much empathy for my leftist friends. As for the shoes, they didn’t fit and got thrown out.

48 minutes ago, blaze master said:

Must be difficult coping with how dead wrong you were when you were so adamant about being right.

When was I ever wrong? 

49 minutes ago, blaze master said:

To the point of looking like a bully trying to force feed people to believe what you do. 

Just stating facts as I see them. Sometimes the truth is a cold reality, nothing bully about it. 
 

 

52 minutes ago, blaze master said:

How would you feel if your worldview was flat out rejected on every level.

I have absolutely no emotions whatsoever invested in politics. But anyone jammed up in the left that is suffering from rejection on an emotional level should then reevaluate their world view and maybe even seek therapy.

12 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

So, you have no idea, all you can do is post a link to someone else's fact less opinion. 

 

That's what I thought. 

So are you going to factually defend your approval or simply rest with an attack ?

Why is it that MAGA sycophants aggessively present so insecurely when in the face of Trumps's apparent success should be sitting back smug ?

I am reminded of Bible Bashers who are determined to convince that non believer in fear of being found to be duped by a grifting sneaky Pastor !

3 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Push come to shove the republican senators will have no backbone as usual. Maybe Gaetz and one other will be stopped but that's it.

 

 

 

50 minutes ago, simple1 said:

 

Exactly what, in your opinion, is incorrect with the OP article. Occurs to me many of the prospective appointees are sycophants without relevant experience, just following MAGA world conspiracy BS - just as trump promised he would do to please his followers.

My opinion is anything that the left gets upset about with Trump is a good sign that he’s doing what is right.
The problem with the left is that when they attain a little power they lose self control and composure and spiral out of control and try to gobble up the entire cake and get under the delusion that everyone is on board. Take one example of many, DEI shoved down everyone’s throat and pushing it on grade school kids, rational people are sick of it.
The design of these appointees is to put a stop of the incisive psychopathy nonsense that exists in the government that was implemented by Obama. The more the left flips out and goes berserk the more it reinforces that these are good choices, the voters have a few axes to grind and Trump is getting ready to sling them, so get used to it. So let’s hope the left is in full disagreement with every single choice.

7 minutes ago, novacova said:

I have much empathy for my leftist friends. As for the shoes, they didn’t fit and got thrown out.

When was I ever wrong? 

Just stating facts as I see them. Sometimes the truth is a cold reality, nothing bully about it. 
 

 

I have absolutely no emotions whatsoever invested in politics. But anyone jammed up in the left that is suffering from rejection on an emotional level should then reevaluate their world view and maybe even seek therapy.

 

My post wasn't clear I think. Everything I mentioned was in regards to people on the left. Not you. My bad.

3 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Push come to shove the republican senators will have no backbone as usual. Maybe Gaetz and one other will be stopped but that's it.

We’ll have to wait and see what transpires. If Thune doesn’t hold the line, then Trump could send Vance to lead the senate.