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What you’re seeing is the result of the USA voting in a party and president that made it clear beforehand that they were going to install puppet civil servants
by albumen 4mo ago
What you’re seeing is the result of the USA voting in a party and president that made it clear beforehand that they were going to install puppet civil servants to do their will. Most other developed countries have avoided this scenario.
- kergonath 4mo agoIt’s important that most of the civil service is staffed by permanent employees hired through a fair and well-defined process and not appointed for political reasons.
- mikeyouse 4mo agoIt's equally important to note that the current administration is absolutely gutting those formerly non-political permanent hires and replacing them with apparatchiks. It's going to be very difficult to remove them all from office if this nightmare ever ends.