Turns Out, Trump & DOGE Haven’t Actually Saved Any Money

Government spending has continued.
https://newrepublic.com/post/192036/donald-trump-elon-musk-doge-saved-money

" #DonaldTrump and #ElonMusk claim they’re saving billions through the #DOGE mass #purge of federal bureaucracy, but #government spending has actually gone up...

the #Trump administration spent $710 billion between Jan 21 & Feb 20, nearly a Billion more than #JoeBiden spent in a similar time period last year."

@lolgop
I'm trying to fathom the reaction of #Republicans if #JoeBiden had put #GeorgeSoros in charge of shutting down gov't oversight agencies looking into both of their business practices, posing with him in the Oval Office, and the two of them showing up at dozens of events joined at the hip. #GOPHypocrisy #IOKIYAR

It's like what #Lenin said in “What Is to Be Done?”, most #workers don't come to a lot of these conclusions themselves. Most workers only have a narrow #trade-union consciousness. These ideas must be presented to them by the vanguard of professional #revolutionaries.

I think the #US is closer to a #revolutionary situation today than it's ever been. & this is a country that went through the #GreatDepression, the turbulent times of the 60s, and the 2008 #recession. We're not there yet, but the clock is ticking. Get involved however you can.

I think we're entering a period very soon where we will see a #revolutionary situation in the #UnitedStates. This requires #organization. & to get the organization we need, we need most people on our side. Yes, there's risk involved, but being a #communist comes with risks.

Every #socialist #revolution that ever happened was in a country that was hostile to #socialism. Every single one. The people didn't automatically accept these ideas, they had to be convinced that socialism was the correct path.

At present, I think most people just view us as #book nerds who want to kill people. We need to get out there and convince people why #socialism is the correct path & why #capitalism is a dead end. Most people who hate #communists typically don't know any.

Not just #food, but #household supplies like #toiletpaper or dish #soap. Anything that helps people in need. Make it so people don't have to rely on food banks at #churches for this stuff. We want people to associate #communists with the people who help them out in their time of need.

The #BlackPanthers had it all figured out. Their #praxis was unparalleled. We need to start taking cues from them again. Whatever it is we're doing now isn't really working.