It is the cruel tactic of scorched earth, in which people fall like blades of grass. Watching their future burn. Where the ‘entrepreneur’ Elon Musk, like a good boy, commits the crime of Donald Trump’s lapdog. Although it also has the appearance of a Caesarian dagger in the back of the American people and the economy. Through the ruthless destruction of knowledge. Knowledge that, according to Elon Musk with his limited vision of society, is no longer necessary. The breakdown of the education system. Knowledge workers can be replaced by artificial intelligence. Which mainly shows that the knowledge of humans of both his boss and Mr. Musk himself is extremely flawed. Flawed in the sense that he is unable to see that with the supposed increase in the intelligence level of artificial intelligence, more and more highly educated and intelligent people are needed. More highly en longer educated* to keep things running smoothly. To be able to run the show and turn things around in time if they threaten to get out of hand. It can be compared to the construction and maintenance of nuclear power plants. It is this disrespectful behavior towards human dignity that will allow the Chinese government to win the battle, not only economically, but on several fronts.
All those nonsensical decrees are like an artillery barrage from the First World War on the battlefield of Verdun. The unleashed fire roller that had to break any opposition. It also reminds me of the strategy of the Russian army under the command of Putin. His good friend. Sending as many men as cannon fodder to the front line until a breakthrough is forced. And depending on your reserves of manpower and your moral fiber, this meat grinder tactic often succeeds. At least, at first glance, because the endless waste of human life erodes your human capital. The USSR also experienced this well into the 1950s and 1960s.
The mass dismissal of civil servants also creates a climate of fear and distrust, in which no one can be sure of their job or income. A benefit in case of illness. It is the tactic of divide and conquer by attributing differences in the individual economic value of people. Only those people who can show that they have more specialized knowledge in a meritocracy are useful.
The wave of layoffs is also a cheap psychological trick. It abuses the knowledge that people who are suddenly stricken by grief or misfortune will retreat into their shells. They will withdraw into themselves rather than unite and resist. Resistance against the injustice done to them. Only anger, a lot of anger and rage can unite people to form a front. I myself would advocate for a union of the dismissed. Regardless of political persuasion. A union in which it doesn’t matter how you voted in the last elections, but in which you now vote for resistance. A mass organization that can form a front is needed to prevent Donald Trump, with Elon Musk in his wake, from heading towards civil war. In any case, a division of the people that is hardly distinguishable from an armed struggle. If I were either of these gentlemen, I would take another good look at the content of the psychological thriller Straw Dogs from 1971. That you cannot keep on endlessly antagonizing people and threatening their existence.
Do I sound old if I cling to the knowledge of almost biblical proportions; that the philosopher’s stone is primarily intended to smash in the brains of a degenerate president and his sidekick.
Ludo
