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I was frankly shocked how many justices Trump was allowed to appoint. And bewildered how little pushback came from the Dems. The decisions being made now were already set in motion in Trump's first term appointments imo, but so little was made of it then.

I recall Obama having to compromise on his appointments, and then literally giving up his last one to Trump.

And that's how you get a completely compromised Judicial branch I guess.

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Good observations, but don't mistake simplicity for a lack of talent or effort. Minimal styles take a lot of effort to get right. You may only see one line for a mouth for example, but it may have been redrawn several times to get it just right. That takes both talent and effort.

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Just to say, this is on par with how many dictatorships are run. Spur of the moment decisions and edicts, with no actual protocol or procedures behind them beyond "this is a thing now".

That way when you can't comply, you can be arrested, despite not being able to comply even if you wanted to.

They may decide one day you now need a certain license to practice your profession, but there are no forms or procedures to obtain this license. If you contact the head of that department you are ignored. However, if the govt wants to shut you down at any point (say if you happen to be publicly dissenting) they can officially say it's because you don't have that license. The one that is impossible to obtain.

Of course you continue to work, you've got to earn a living, but now maybe you'll keep your head down so the govt hopefully stays off your back.

I've kept it vague on purpose but it's a real example that I've witnessed in an actual dictatorship. Not that the US was ever perfect, but the past year should be alarming to everyone who isn't a fascist.