This just makes me suspicious. The government doing something right instead of royally fucking it up must mean there's some nefarious motive behind it that we just haven't seen yet.
Acts of good will are not in the government's wheelhouse.
There is always the chance that they simply aren't in lockstep and don't all work for the exact same overlords, and fucking one over for petty reasons just happens to benefit us.
I think that's behind the majority of these decisions, major powers fighting behind the scenes and whatever it does "for us" is just collateral.
This just makes me suspicious. The government doing something right instead of royally fucking it up must mean there's some nefarious motive behind it that we just haven't seen yet.
Acts of good will are not in the government's wheelhouse.
Rest assured any time the government does anything, it's to entrench their own power. If the thing they do is something right, that's coincidental.
Political PR with the populace still has to happen, they'll throw a bone out every now and then if it doesn't cost them much.
Besides, who would volunteer all that sweet lobbying money if they didn't make an example out of someone every now and then?
There is always the chance that they simply aren't in lockstep and don't all work for the exact same overlords, and fucking one over for petty reasons just happens to benefit us.
I think that's behind the majority of these decisions, major powers fighting behind the scenes and whatever it does "for us" is just collateral.
Do remember, a broken clock is right twice a day.
For every good thing they do, there's probably 6 million more they fuck up.