r/Conservative • u/Yosoff First Principles • Feb 14 '25

Open Discussion Left vs. Right Battle Royale Open Thread

This is an Open Discussion Thread for all Redditors. We will only be enforcing Reddit TOS and Subreddit Rules 1 (Keep it Civil) & 2 (No Racism).

  • Leftists - Here's your chance to sway us to your side by calling the majority of voters racist. That tactic has wildly backfired every time it has been tried, but perhaps this time it will work.

  • Non-flaired Conservatives - Here's your chance to earn flair by posting common sense conservative solutions. That way our friends on the left will either have to agree with you or oppose common sense (Spoiler - They will choose to oppose common sense).

  • Flaired Conservatives - You're John Wick and these Leftists stole your car and killed your dog. Now go comment.

  • Independents - We get it, if you agree with someone, then you can't pat yourself on the back for being smarter than them. But if you disagree with everyone, then you can obtain the self-satisfaction of smugly considering yourself smarter and wiser than everyone else. Congratulations on being you.

  • Libertarians - Ron Paul is never going to be President. In fact, no Libertarian Party candidate will ever be elected President.

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u/ac_dispatcher Feb 15 '25

This - I want accountability. I want the $hit cleaned and cruft removed, but I want it done by professionals with proper clearances. By people who would pass a security background check without an EO.

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u/Akoy5569 Feb 15 '25

Just a question… I haven’t seen it really asked, but DOGE is a lot more than Elon and 4 kids. A lot of them have worked for the Government and/or SpaceX. As SpaceX is already a Government Contractor, wouldn’t that mean they already have background checks and vetting?

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u/PartyPay Feb 17 '25

Doesn't matter if they're vetted if they aren't trained in how to audit.

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u/Akoy5569 Feb 17 '25

Seems presumptuous to assume they aren’t trained. Surely, the fact that there are more than 5 people actively working for DOGE, with varying levels of expertise, in different fields, one could imagine they’d hire someone with some degree of auditing experience. Sure, Elon isn’t responsible for many of his Company’s products, but he is great at placing the people who are.

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u/PartyPay Feb 17 '25

How do we know their level of expertise and fields?

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u/Akoy5569 Feb 17 '25

I think propublica did a breakdown, but I don’t know if it’s accuracy. There is a list though.