• Miller@lemmy.world
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        9 hours ago

        It is a shame it is not both, evil but just really bad at it. Although now I come to write it that does sound like the most common flavour.

        • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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          7 hours ago

          It is a shame it is not both, evil but just really bad at it.

          Well… when you consider how badly they cocked up the Iran War, how badly they mangled their trade policy with Asia and Europe, how bungled their coms operation has been, how much money they’ve pissed away on publicity stunts that poisoned people to their brand, and how well groups like the DSA have done in their wake, it could be argued that they’re both evil and bad at it.

          But, at some point, you give a pack of sociopaths the world’s largest military and police force and they’re going to do some damage. Even if they bungle the execution, it’s going to hurt Venezuelan fishermen and Gaza refugees and Minnesota EMTs far worse than it hurts anyone inside the actual halls of power.