This Nazi shit makes me want to puke.
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It’s all so fucking stupid.
This is unpresidented!
As a second language learner of English, I used to stress over getting my English right and would spend time double checking my spelling and grammar, checking the dictionary to make sure I am using the word correctly, even when posting on forums and comment sections. Once Trump became president and I saw the numerous mistakes he made, I stopped caring.
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gotta have them ribs
Wtf
SAD!
What even is a Meritocracy
It's when you replace an Army four star general with a major from the national guard.
The reason they keep saying the word merit is to convince their base they have any. Many of them do not. No offense to any retired majors out there, but do any of you think you are more qualified than a 4 star general to fill the position of Secretary of Defense?
Well I would ask what they've done in addition to being a Major. Just in case it's something that qualifies them to run an organization with over a million people and a budget that's nearly a trillion dollars. You know like being a news reporter for a biased organization. (Ugh)
A way to justify letting an aristocracy form while calling it something else.
"Merit" it a vague and nebulous term, so you can set the rubric however you want to justify the merit of any mouth breather with their head so far up their own ass they can see their own tonsils.
Traditionally promotions to leadership positions could only be selected from a small pool of men: wealthy, with good pedigree and with some kind of connections to the current top leader(s). Any top leadership positions had to be filled with people from this small pool: the aristocracy. They could be incompetent or corrupt, but that was usually not that important, as long as they had the right parents and kissed the right ass(es), they were the right person for the job.
Meritocracy is when people are selected for promotions based on something other than social standing or wealth. Merit for the job can be: getting a top score on an anonymous uniform exam, having a good track record in similar roles, having a solid plan to solve the problem at hand, ... Any positive qualification that is not based on social standing or wealth. And all candidates for the job have to be weighted based on the same qualifiers.
As I understand it, the usa federal administration used to have a meritocratic system until right under the top departemental positions, who were politically appointed (appointed based on loyalty, not merit). But while those top positions were political appointees, they were usually selected from the top meritorious people, so those people were usually qualified for the job.
Trump has politized the promotions much deeper into the administrations, basically doing away with meritocracy and replacing it with a system based on personal loyalty and a willingness to break laws when asked to.
Trump and his administration might say that his appointments are based on merit, but that's just Trump speaking, his words have no meaning.
OMG FOLKS!!! I cant even bleeev what happend todai!!! ther was this adorabule White House Corresponant (wink wink) tryin to report on Donalds latest rulz, but she goth a littl somethin wong!!! She speld it "correpondent" (see? I'm alredy righting about it! LOL) instead of the coplete word!!! Whoop Dee Doo!
I mean, like, whats the big deil with this? It's just a tiny tiny mistake. I bet she was just in a rush and it happend. Or maybe she was tryin to send a message or somethin (wink wink). The pweeps r gonna be all upset about this but let me tell you, it's NOT A BIG DEAL. Nobody even noticd! It's just a lil typo.
I mean, I'm the one who is a reel journalist and a master of word spelwing. I speld it "correpondent" 5 times in a row in this same post! So don't you worry about this Corresponant gal, she'll get 'em rite next time (HA!).
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