To be free is to be cringe

It really all comes down to Trump and Elon both having thin skin. Thin skin and too much money.

The vibes of this takeover are off.

The people creating the policies are high as a kite. They don't care that big policy requires people to implement. They're busy chasing away the very people who would do the implementation. Hiring is slow, but drug induced mania is fast.

That essentially sums up the flooding the zone with shit tactic.

The entire Michigan auto industry is looking on nervously.

Ramping up production takes much longer than just raising prices. Import substitution is useful for developing countries seeking to protect infant industry, but when industry is well established it is more likely to result in rent seeking. The book How Asia Works is a good read on this topic.

The correct response is not to feel calm. It's to feel angry.

The majority of white women voters voted for Trump.

Defining yourself by what you're against is far less healthy than defining yourself by what you're for. It's easy to get lost in the sauce of opposing the other team come what may. Toxic critique overlaps with bullying.

The crazy talk is a tactic to distract the media with shiny things while he pushes for crazy candidates for the cabinet. The media must chase the shiniest object even if devoid of substance. It's in their nature.

The online left using different definitions for words than the mainstream is a weakness that results in self sabotage. They consistently prioritize in group signaling over trying to convince under informed voters.

It's a failure of education that most Americans don't learn about the pre 1960s civil rights movement. It's understandable that people are ignorant about how long the movement existed. This ignorance of history is a major weakness of amateur political commentators.