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And if I'm dipshit drunk on the pink perfume / I am the man in the fucking moon

Hierarchies explain Elon and Trump's relationship

Feb 24, 2025

So, this happened. Heroes did this as far as I’m concerned:

This reminds me of something I saw recently from yv_edit, a TikTok and YouTube creator who talks about feminism and men. She made the point that men, not women, are naturally submissive. They place themselves in a hierarchy, and they’re submissive to the men above them in the hierarchy, and shit on the ones below them. The ones below them submit to those above, and shit on those below, and on and on and on.

This is Trump, in my opinion, but we haven’t seen much of his submissive nature because he’s usually at the top of the male hierarchy wherever he exists, especially with the useless numbskull men that usually surround him. Most of them are supplicants.

But Elon is different. Trump defers to him, because Elon is much, much richer than Trump (even using the imaginary finances Trump uses to gauge his wealth).

If this is right, then the predictions about Elon and Trump breaking up in the near future probably need to be re-calibrated. This wouldn’t just be about Trump jettisoning Elon when Elon is no longer useful — if you’re under someone in the hierarchy, the person above you makes that decision.

Does Trump owe Elon? Absolutely. Does Elon have kompromat on Trump? Almost certainly. But I think the hierarchy thing is worth thinking about.

(Also, Neko Case is a citizen of the world so her music counts as Canadian or Mexican content, as far as I’m concerned.)

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Tam R1 year ago

Speaking of good trouble, at the Governor’s ball the army chorus performed Do You Hear The People Sing from Les Mis. Artists are essential to fighting fascists. They don’t understand or appreciate art aside from its monetary value.

John S.1 year ago

That is exactly the good kind of trouble we need right now. Whoever pulled it off is a freaking patriot and hero.

- TPO1 year ago

The Atlantic's interview with Neko Case a few weeks ago was an excellent diversion (and they talked about this song....).

https://youtu.be/xE4ovyeWeQ8?feature=shared

mister mixAuthor1 year ago

Thanks! What a tough woman.

BigJim Slade1 year ago

When you mention not seeing Trump's submissive side, I just think of the pictures of him leaving a meeting with Putin. Putin is beaming and Trump is looking down. I wondered if there was an agreement that he would come out of the meeting trying to make himself look smaller for Putin's benefit.

mister mixAuthor1 year ago

That's a good point. The Putin/Trump relationship doesn't fit into the hierarchy model as well as the Musk/Trump relationship. But he sure looked submissive to Putin. My guess is the mother of all kompromat.

Nukular Biskits1 year ago

Just a fly-by (and to say "Hi") but excellent observation.

mister mixAuthor1 year ago

Great thread on visiting Hyde-Smith. Just a textbook way to get their attention.

Scott H1 year ago

This piece is sharply critical of what passes for organized labor within the Federal workforce: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/02/15/vivh-f15.html

I think folks forget the impact the "sick out" of air traffic controllers had on Congress. Of course that was a small contingent of workers. Trying to manage people taking sick leave of up to two days (don't need any reason for it) and have that roll across the entire federal workforce would be daunting for any union. And neither of the two main Fed unions has ever shown an ability to effectively push back when a hostile administration is in office.

For those of you who might not know, I'm a (now) retired Fed who worked for 38+ years.

mister mixAuthor1 year ago

I sure don't understand why the unions would avoid organizing some kind of action, well within the bounds of what employees are allowed to do (like two days sick leave). Show, not tell, that government employees are important.

d c1 year ago

Thank you for giving me a reason to play the video. I saw this news, but thought the video would be a Maga-Nazi-Techbro adoration.

Paul W.1 year ago

Signed up to be first to say thanks for sticking around the front page of BJ, no idea what happened in the comments but would rather have just the pure output you're doing now than nothing since I am really vibing with the collection of action items, latest news, and analysis you've been putting forward. Excellent inaugural post to start with. What a creepy video.

mister mixAuthor1 year ago

I'll be posting more here than on B-J so if you want to see my other stuff from today, it's all at the main URL: https://heymistermix.com. Thanks!

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