So interesting. I haven't read the book. I honestly don't know what to think. I can see the argument about bloated government and needing to cut but it seems to be an experiment. It may work or it may not - and what exactly does 'it worked' look like? And is the collateral damage worth it. Has he computed that - and how much is too much? A bit like the Israeli retalitation of October 7th...how many Palestinian deaths were too many? We've seen the answer. There was never 'too many' in the calculation. And finally - nobody voted for this. Not openly. I don't know enough about US politics - I don't think there is a manifesto but I don't think there was ever an open statement telling us Musk was going to be given free range with no guardrails. it was assumed DOGE would have to be approved by Congress I think? anyway, even the possibility of everything working out just dandy doesn't stop me feeling physically sick....but thank you for posting this. It certainly gave me pause. if not peace.
So interesting. I haven't read the book. I honestly don't know what to think. I can see the argument about bloated government and needing to cut but it seems to be an experiment. It may work or it may not - and what exactly does 'it worked' look like? And is the collateral damage worth it. Has he computed that - and how much is too much? A bit like the Israeli retalitation of October 7th...how many Palestinian deaths were too many? We've seen the answer. There was never 'too many' in the calculation. And finally - nobody voted for this. Not openly. I don't know enough about US politics - I don't think there is a manifesto but I don't think there was ever an open statement telling us Musk was going to be given free range with no guardrails. it was assumed DOGE would have to be approved by Congress I think? anyway, even the possibility of everything working out just dandy doesn't stop me feeling physically sick....but thank you for posting this. It certainly gave me pause. if not peace.
Thanks for sharing your perspective. I'm glad this resonated with you. 💛