Everyone just chill.

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52. Gutting talent from executive agencies..

...is going to be far more destructive than any legislative horror or overt executive action.

Just peruse the list of agencies to get an inkling of the far reaching consequences:
https://www.usa.gov/agency-index

The damage will not be immediately seen or felt by the nation as a whole.

And it will not spark the kind opposition that we will see to overt action through the legislative branch or via executive order. But without a functioning executive branch to execute and enforce, law matters little.

But somehow, we must find ways to convey the message about the devastating effects of crippling these agencies. It goes so far beyond worries about social security and other safety nets.

Perhaps this is finally our opportunity to expose, for once and all, the BIG BIG BIG lie that "Government" is "the problem."

Get Civil Servants out there talking. They are the unsung heroes and need to be heard. Our government is about hard working people doing jobs critical to all of us. Find ways to demand that CNN and FOX actually talk about the consequences. Find the things that are going to shit that they take for granted.

If the decimation is not exposed and opposed, the extent to which the welfare of individuals and businesses, large and small, rely on the effective functioning of executive agencies and the public resources managed will start to become increasingly clear. My completely uninformed guess? Within 18 months. There will be 'inexplicable" crashes in the stock market. There will be a sharp uptick in deaths as our food supply is tainted without intervention. Bizarre and unpredictable effects of massive insider trading will manifest. Just peruse that list and consider what the consequences of purging the people with experience and talent from the various agencies could be.

FOX News and right wing noise machine has demonized "Government" as the problem. They have no clue the extent to which the collective functioning of the massive executive branch civil service keeps their pockets lined and ensures so many things the nation simply takes for granted.

I see this as a possible opportunity for the polity to get clear about our collective reliance the public resources that make up our government.