• Cimbazarov [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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    10 days ago

    At first I thought this was a leak, but no they are just very open about wanting spies in the CPC.

    I feel like Trump operates on the assumption that no one will react to counteract whatever strategy he implements. It’s the simplest answer I can think of.

    Also lmao, all the things they listed as reasons why someone would want to defect (firing, jailed, disappeared) are things the US government has done this year

    • QuietCupcake [any, they/them]@hexbear.net
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      9 days ago

      I feel like Trump operates on the assumption that no one will react to counteract whatever strategy he implements.

      Well, when his greatest domestic opposition is the democratic party, it’s been a correct and winning assumption. The logic becomes “What’s anyone gonna do, impeach me again?” On top of that, when most of the vassals fall immediately in to line when he says so, being good dogs for the US, and the strategy keeps working even with foreign policy, there’s not much incentive to do otherwise. Fortunately China is not the Democrats nor are they Europe.