• WatDabney@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 months ago

    Translation - “Because the President is a deranged lunatic and I’m a cowardly sycophant, we are going to cripple the US by clinging to outdated technology while the rest of the world continues to advance.”

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        2 months ago

        No lobbying is necessary, since Chris Wright—like everyone else in Trump’s cabinet—is simply abusing his position to enrich himself directly: He made his fortune in the shale gas industry. He founded Pinnacle Technologies in 1992, later led Stroud Energy, and in 2011 founded Liberty Energy, which was valued at $2.8 billion in 2023. As CEO of Liberty Energy, he earned $5.6 million that year.

        Wright himself is a billionaire and, in his position, represents only his own interests. The entire U.S. regime is organized this way—it has as little to do with a democratic government as the oligarchy in Russia does.

        However, if you’re referring to the orange mafia boss: His decisions, too, are obviously not based on lobbying, but simply on outright corruption.

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          Nice data. Why not both though?

          I’m curious if there’s a single person that hasn’t enriched themselves or used their power for personal/selfish reasons.

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            I’m not entirely sure what you mean, but there’s definitely not a single person in Trump’s cabinet who hasn’t lined their pockets to the fullest.

            What else would you expect from a gang of criminals like that? All of the cabinet members are either absolutely ruthless billionaires themselves, or some MMA fighters, conspiracy theorists, has-been media personalities, or the like.

            They do have one thing in common, though: the motivation to exploit the general public to the fullest. I can’t see a single thing in Trump’s first term—or in his current one—that would contradict that even in the slightest. But there are countless facts that prove exactly that.

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              I meant it somewhat snarkily, but I honestly haven’t done the research. The cabinet has moved completely to blind loyalists this term.

              And to be more clear, I agree with you.

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      They have burned trust, friendship, alliances, now the only thing left to burn is oil and their own country.

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      2 months ago

      It’s not the president behind this, he does what people pay him (under the table,) to do.