I just can’t see how an incompetent (and thereby less productive) populace benefits the oligarchs, other than the whole thing about wanting people to be easier to manipulate.
I mean, if the country has fewer competent people, businesses relying on competence will eventually start hurting. That obviously includes these people’s companies, which are the source of their all-important wealth.
I just honestly cannot comprehend what the end game is at this point… like, how does this even benefit anyone at all?
I seem to remember seeing a comic about the moment in an RPG shooter game where you walk into an area and notice lots of cover - you know shit’s about to hit the fan.
Looks like Alabama was inspired…
Completely unrelated to the meme: Whenever I see this picture I just can’t help thinking about how it must have felt to be literally Elvis in that moment. It’s honestly an awesome photo in the way you can tell that this guy feels like the king of the world right there.
It’s terrifying that this seems like a reasonable explanation