Seems glib, obfuscating, until you see that 'democracy' really is more of an abstraction to him than 'institutions' Galaxy brain levels of cynicism and obeisance to power
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“Democracy” is inherently more abstract than institutions! It’s a bullshit answer but that’s not why
sep 2, 2025, 4:55 am • 1 0 • view
The question he was answering meant a simple, specific thing by 'democracy'
sep 2, 2025, 5:31 am • 3 0 • view
To the extent that’s true, his answer was yes
sep 2, 2025, 5:53 am • 0 0 • view
I don't think the Trump folks are wrong to say that, for example, seizing control of the Fed is small-d democratic (as @adamtooze.bsky.social argues in that piece I linked) which is why I answered that way. No?
sep 2, 2025, 1:50 pm • 1 0 • view
I mean, in the stupidest way if you knew nothing about the power structure or history or Trump, sure
sep 2, 2025, 2:58 pm • 1 0 • view
….what?
sep 2, 2025, 1:52 pm • 3 0 • view
*Someone* seizing control of the fed could *theoretically* be small-d democratic, but Trump seizing the Fed clearly, obviously, will not be any kind of Democratic. We do not need to do a thought experiment here, Trump and his gang of corrupt authoritarians are the ones seizing the Fed right now.
sep 2, 2025, 3:06 pm • 1 0 • view