Many of the people in the IC have one foot out the door. They're afraid of what's to come & don't want to be complicit.
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But if a vacuum forms, it'll be filled with people with less competence. History has shown this time and again.
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When that happens, our government becomes more ineffective. With the IC in particular, that means our country is MORE vulnerable to threats.
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This will happen sooner rather than later. This means that holding out hope for 2018 midterms isn't enough.
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Weakening our IC basically opens the door for foreign influence. Remember, the IC doesn't just catch spooks and study troop movements...
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but it also monitors business deals and economies and trends. Now, imagine an IC incapable of monitoring foreign business influence.
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Does that sound kind of like what Trumputin wants? Yes, yes it does.
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The situation is literally so awful that he can get his way just by existing.
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I can see a world where in 18 months the US is the most powerful satellite state in the world.
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The private sector is going to suffer, too. I don't want to say much here but lemme just say European tech firms stand to gain a lot.
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@GreatDismal how about stay and help perpetrate bureaucratic resistance? -
civil servants are uniquely positioned to bring the machinery of tyranny to a grinding halt…
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@christineluc I've been telling people to stay. Dragging feet when necessary is an important role for opposition. 1/2 -
Replacements will do the bad things quickly & could stay long term. 2/2
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They must stand their ground. We need rational people...
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@GreatDismal Tell them to please STAY & gum up the works however they can if Don the Con & his posse try anything appalling.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@GreatDismal leave, and be admired for your idealogical purity! -
That's a great position to be in, come the purges.
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everyone who stays will help prop up a totalitarian regime :(
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But if all the good guys leave, then the replacements will happily destroy, because that why they were hired.
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