The Path Forward

[Hound of Heaven]

In very simple terms, disruptive innovation takes place when a company, service, or product outperforms or is more affordable than current options, after going through changes. It seems quite clear that Trump is pursuing a form of Disruptive innovation strategy to enhance government efficiency, as evidenced by his latest cabinet selections. He isn't depending on experienced government employees who have a deeper understanding of the system than he does. He is appointing loyalists who will enable him to exert considerable influence across all government departments.

His objective is to examine every nook and cranny of the government, reduce the workforce by half, optimize the operations of each branch, and enhance overall productivity. If Trump succeeds in his efforts and we find ourselves on MSNBC and CNN opposing all his initiatives, we risk losing even more seats in Congress and the Senate in the 2026 elections. If the progressives are permitted to dictate the Democratic agenda in the coming years, it will result in ongoing disputes and insults, ultimately pushing independents and conservative Democrats toward the Republicans.

The vast majority of Americans are weary of the constant negativity coming from both sides. The side that emerges triumphant will be the one that enhances the lives of the average American citizen. What is our strategy for moving forward as the Democratic Party while enabling the progressives to shape the agenda? I assert that we can no longer permit the progressives to dictate the agenda within our party. Their extreme agenda is alienating an increasing number of Americans each day. We need to develop a plan that doesn't prioritize trans rights and skin color. People are tired of identity politics. Voters are eager to understand the actions the Democratic Party will take on their behalf!

I don't understand how we lost sight of why people vote. Voters desire a sense of happiness and wish to visit the grocery store or gas station without needing to check their bank account balance before making a purchase. I'm not suggesting that trans rights lack significance; rather, I believe they should be prioritized around 30th on the list of what matters to the Democrat party if we aim to succeed in 2026, rather than being at the forefront. If Trump manages to eliminate a quarter to a third of the government while maintaining or even improving its functionality, our party could find itself in a challenging position. At some point, we must accept the change and work to shape it into something we can utilize, asserting that we could foster even greater freedom and prosperity. Or does anyone have a more suitable suggestion?

[Gadianton]

If Trump eliminates half the government while improving its functionality, then it turns out he was the right person for the job after all, at least in a certain respect. It's a bit like saying what if Bernie Madoff was made CEO of Apple instead of being sent to prison and doubled its profitability in two years. The only remaining question other than the astounding, "nobody literally predicted that!" would be, how much corruption should be tolerated e in return? If our hypothetical Madoff redirected 1% of profits to personal bank accounts behind the scenes, the board might let it go as a fair practical exchange for his superpowers, but as that number goes up, discomfort would grow.

What strikes me as wrong with your scenario is you're saddling Democrats with the task with taking the country back from somebody who literally made it great again. Why would I want to do that? I'd switch to being a Republican if your scenario proved true.

[honorentheos]

A knowledgeable, innovative mechanic can open the hood of a vehicle, put it up on the lift, and make changes that may radically change the performance of the vehicle. An ignorant person popping the hood who starts yanking things out, won't.

[canpakes]

Democrats need to learn how to lie more bigly.

[honorentheos]

Democrats need to learn how to lie more bigly.

There is a real tragedy in the loss. Biden's actions as president took a long view and many of the real benefits of the IRA and other programs will show increased public benefits over a decade or more. But because people are people, they won't be able to connect this strategic legislative action with the results, instead defaulting to the same rhetoric that blamed Obama in March 2009 for the state of the economy. "Miss Me Yet" GWB billboards were all over rural Arizona that spring.

I guess this timeline has always had velociraptors.

[Hound of Heaven]

https://youtu.be/aV30g4DiccQ?si=gKwtrhMLp_vC9-Op

Right wing New York Post

This video illustrates the consequences of an exaggerated perspective on the trans issue. This video features a CNN panel, and it seems that the gentleman being interrupted mid-sentence for the purpose of belittlement on national television is likely a Democrat. This type of unreasonable conduct is unacceptable! This clip will be utilized in 2026 to persuade voters that the Democrats are unable to manage the far-left faction within the party. This is why we lost!

[Doctor Steuss]

[Trump's] objective is to examine every nook and cranny of the government, reduce the workforce by half, optimize the operations of each branch, and enhance overall productivity.

I think Trump’s objective is to maximize his own wealth, protect himself from negative consequences of his actions, and promote his self-image. That’s it. That’s always been his objective, and will continue to be his objective.

Right now, Musk serves the purpose and promoting Trump’s self-image, and also needs to be rewarded for his loyalty. It was only a year ago that Musk was a target of Trump. Absolutely nothing changed about Musk or Trump or the US other than Musk helped Trump personally. That's it. Loyalty to Trump is the only reason that Musk is now a genius who needs to lead a crusade against government entities. When it comes to be that in the examination of every nook and cranny of the government, it’s found that it would be financially advantageous for the US to gut programs and subsidies that Trump and his businesses benefit from, the project will be jettisoned or those results will be ignored and buried.

Pretending to make the government more efficient is about repaying loyalists and creating a way to punish government bodies who put the public good, and constitution above Trump's ambitions and whims. It's also about providing Musk a way to stop all of the investigations into his businesses by various government entities.

Anything positive that happens for others as a result of Trump’s self-interest crusades is accidental. It's never the purpose.

The likelihood of a Trump loyalist who is in a position of the government that is redundant, or inefficient, or entirely unnecessary finding themselves out of a job is next to nil.

[ceeboo]

This type of unreasonable conduct is unacceptable!

It is indeed.

This is why we lost!

It's one of the reasons, no doubt.

Another reason, as I have tried to express on the board for many months now, is the constant bullying and the complete lack tolerance for any alternate view. Just yesterday, I happen to run across the below YouTube clip that suggests the same thing - Levin even mentions the Yale professor interview on MSNBC that I created the shunning thread about.

If you're interested - it is TMZ's founder, Harvey Levin, sharing his view about the election results (In my opinion, he is dead on)


"TMZ's Harvey Levin: Democrats Are Bullies"

https://youtu.be/ACfeVGcpyv8?si=p0NNelzaM1sOaQbt

[canpakes]

[Trump's] objective is to examine every nook and cranny of the government, reduce the workforce by half, optimize the operations of each branch, and enhance overall productivity.

I think Trump’s objective is to maximize his own wealth, protect himself from negative consequences of his actions, and promote his self-image. That’s it. That’s always been his objective, and will continue to be his objective.

Right now, Musk serves the purpose and promoting Trump’s self-image, and also needs to be rewarded for his loyalty. It was only a year ago that Musk was a target of Trump. Absolutely nothing changed about Musk or Trump or the US other than Musk helped Trump personally. That's it. Loyalty to Trump is the only reason that Musk is now a genius who needs to lead a crusade against government entities.

We can give Elon credit for being a quick study ...

[Marcus]

...Another reason, as I have tried to express on the board for many months now, is the constant bullying and the complete lack tolerance for any alternate view...

Just like how those flat-earthers are bullied. It's so mean to be so intolerant of such nonsense!! On the other hand, someone who constantly interprets being disagreed with as being bullied just sounds like they want their intolerance to be tolerated.

In very simple terms, disruptive innovation takes place when a company, service, or product outperforms or is more affordable than current options, after going through changes. It seems quite clear that Trump is pursuing a form of Disruptive innovation strategy to enhance government efficiency, as evidenced by his latest cabinet selections. He isn't depending on experienced government employees who have a deeper understanding of the system than he does. He is appointing loyalists who will enable him to exert considerable influence across all government departments.

His objective is to examine every nook and cranny of the government, reduce the workforce by half, optimize the operations of each branch, and enhance overall productivity...

That's such an over-reach. Trump doesn't even have any of those words in his vocabulary, let alone the ability to formulate a plan around those concepts.