Originally a comment by Your Name’s not Bruce? on Of character.
This “administration” , more than most, relies on image rather than actuality. We have the example from the top, with Darth Cheeto and his Atomic Combover who lies about his intelligence, health, cognitive ability, and just about everything else. Being “Secretary of War” does not require any personal strength or physical capacity. Looking like you might split a seam at if you bend over or reach for a drink does not make you “tough” or “dangerous”. Nobody thinks you’re going to Hulk out on them because you’re dressing a size smaller than you should. It makes you look like a posturing windbag who thinks appearance is more important than ability. But if you have no ability, the only kind of facade you can present is an empty one.
It seems that Hegseth has to fire everyone who has more talent, skill, knowledge and experience in order to feel secure about himself. That’s a big list of pople. Doing this just before, or during a war, is not really a very good idea. Just ask Stalin. (I suppose we should be greatful that Trump and Hegseth aren’t killing those officers they’re removing.) If all your experts and advisors tell you that going to war is a bad idea, removing them and replacing them all with a staff of yes men is not going to turn it into a good one. It’s only going to make things worse, by turning a bad idea into a poorly executed bad idea.But, purgers gotta purge. If racial purity, male supremacy, and loyalty to the Leader becomes more important than doing your actual job, be prepared to order more body bags.
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