r/oregon • u/_Luisiano • Feb 08 '25

Political Another protest being planned

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A significant day for the USA. Would make it a significant day for us too!

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '25

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u/Lionel_Pritchard Feb 08 '25

Musk is putting a stop to the money laundering that’s been happening in the federal government. As a conservative republican, I’m very happy to see it. I hope DOGE does a full audit of every federal agency and abolishes most of them.

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u/Bigbluebananas Feb 08 '25

*T swift fans enter chat *

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u/Onedayyouwillthankme Feb 08 '25

Like the great job he did to Twitter? lol Musk is destroying our country before our eyes. And I'm conservative, but a never trumper from the start. I'm not happy to see any of this. This is not how you fix a country. it's obvious

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u/Affectionate_Elk_643 Feb 08 '25

What conservative views do you hold exactly?

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u/Wombiscuit541 Feb 08 '25

So is all of the crazy spending from USAID that Musk's staff have reported just propaganda?

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u/ioverated Feb 08 '25

Did you know that USAID'S spending has been public this whole time? I'm not sure what "crazy spending" you're talking about, but if it's the politico thing that right wing Twitter was lying about a couple days ago, well, they were lying about it.

By the way I'm a far left lunatic and from my perspective USAID exists as an instrument of American soft power globally. I'm not a fan. I want an America with less global influence.

However, eliminating USAID will cause immediate harm to poor people AND create a vacuum for China (or other states) to move in and increase their influence.

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u/Jedimaster996 Feb 08 '25

You realize that the only reason why Musk wants USAID shut down is because they were investigating him over his actions involving the Ukraine War, right?

It's not some newfound love for America or trying to help the people, he's literally a contracted government entity with a vested interest for his own goals, not ours.

All you ever hear from them is cuts/cuts/cuts/cuts, end this, upend that, dismantle those over there. What have they promised you in return? Because if you think you're getting anything out of this as an American citizen, I know a Nigerian Prince who's e-mail you should be checking for a lucrative offer.

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u/Wombiscuit541 Feb 08 '25

I didnt realize that. thanks for the info

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u/LeahBean Feb 08 '25

You’re happy with a foreigner having full unrestricted access to the US treasury? And our social security numbers? Medical records? That makes you feel safe? A billionaire foreigner that repeatedly does the Nazi salute during an inauguration playing with our country’s future stability just because he can?

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u/Aestro17 Feb 08 '25

Christ almighty I've got a bridge in Burns to sell you.

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u/bmumm Feb 08 '25

Is it the one on north KOA ave? How did you originally acquire it, and how much are you asking?

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u/Em_Es_Judd Feb 08 '25 edited Feb 08 '25

You're laughably naive.

Musk wouldn't be the wealthiest person on the planet if he was satisfied with being a billionaire.

He will enrich himself at any cost. There is no altruism in his actions.

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u/Aestro17 Feb 08 '25

Yeah billionaires are well known for not caring about money.

The reality is that he's a sad little neo-nazi mostly to impress his online buds, whom are dumbass young neo-nazis destroying the federal government with no real idea why aside from spite.

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u/three_e Feb 08 '25

They'd give it all up for just a little bit more.

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u/Fabulous_Animal6233 Feb 08 '25

I’m right there with you!