What do you think the chances are that they will turn on each other?

[Marigold]

I keep thinking about all of the narcissists, egos, and testosterone we have going on at the top. There is the supreme narc, Donald Trump, and the idiot dynasty of Don, Jr., et al. Then you have Elon Musk, who thinks he alone should populate the world, and has all the money in the world. J.D. Vance, protege of Peter Theil who espouses Curtis Yarvin and some type of New World Order. And lastly, RFK, Jr. the batshit crazy spawn of the Kennedy's who is convinced somehow he is entitled to his place in history because of his family.

What could go wrong here?

[Freddie]

1. Would be hugely entertaining

Not unlikely at all

[dflprincess]

2. 100%

At least it will be entertaining and while they're fighting with each other, it will give them less time to hurt us.

[Elessar Zappa]

3. Very high.

Trump’s like most sociopathic leaders in that he likes to pit his underlings against one another. Hopefully that fact will somewhat limit the damage in the next four years.

[dchill]

6. It won't limit the damage to the poor or the planet.

Not enough, anyway.

[ananda]

7. The poor, yes. THe planet is already too compromised.

It really didn't matter who won the election wrt climate change.

That is going to proceed apace regardless.

However, the suffering will increase and the abililty to mitigate suffering
will decrease -- and this is sad beyond words.

[jfz9580m]

24. That is never true

You have to limit damage to the planet (and democratic institutions) as long as that is possible. Or it is just like a license to burn the place down and that is never okay.
You may not stop the damage if you try to but it will definitely accelerate it if people start thinking “the planet is already fucked. No need to bother”.

[ananda]

30. I'm thinking methane...

I like your wish for a certain determination to limit damage,
but what I'm more worried about is doing nothing to help
recovery efforts while the damage is still localized.

[jfz9580m]

31. Understood

I got what you were saying.

It is just a reflex I have on hopelessness re climate change. I worry about it a lot myself but well we gotta strive against mounting odds :-/.

[ananda]

35. I'm with you.

I want the same thing.

[Elessar Zappa]

8. Probably not.

But just maybe the Republicans won’t get their whole agenda accomplished. Or maybe they will, who knows? And yeah, climate change has us fucked either way.

[OAITW r.2.0]

4. Very high. They can't govern, will only use the platform to further fuck this country up.

[dchill]

5. According to Johnny Mathis, the chances are...

...your chances are awfully good!

[angrychair]

9. 100%

It's in their nature. They can't help themselves.

[Dem4life1234]

10. That son of RFK is an embarrassment to his great family

A real loser .


They will turn on each other and I hope they all destroy each other.

[Dulcinea]

28. I predict he'll be the first one jettisoned.

Bobby may be a fruitloop, but he strikes me as not obsequious enough for the McFelon.

[FakeNoose]

11. I don't think Musk would be offered a position in Chump's Cabinet

And if he is offered something, I don't think he'd accept. How boring to sitting in meetings and your only job is kiss Chump's ass. Chump won't listen to anyone, so he does all the talking and everyone tells him how smart he is.

Bob - RFK Jr. - might be offered a position in the Cabinet but Chump will fire him within a few months. It would be a mistake to bring in Chump Jr., for a multitude of reasons, but that wouldn't stop Chump. He's already made so many hiring mistakes.

JD Vance is the guy everyone needs to curry favor with, because sooner or later he's going to Article 25 Chump's ass.

Nobody who ever worked for Chump before will want to come back, with the possible exception of Cory Lewandowsky. Apparently he can't hold down a job anywhere else.

[MadLinguist]

13. Put that way, JD Vance may be in danger

sooner rather than later.

[Irish_Dem]

12. 100% probability

The psychopaths will turn on each other and have turf wars and destruction.

Some will work together for a period of time.

I don't know which avenue is more dangerous.

[K221]

14. Elon

I can only hope, I really think Elon who is the most evil person on the earth is my biggest hope, however I think Elon is to smart to ever get on Trumps bad side, but Elon more than anyone I think is going to influence this administration and it is mainly to help promote his white nationalism like he does on Twitter

[Clouds Passing]

15. Stock up on popcorn

[LoisB]

16. 100%

[WarGamer]

17. 100%

[jalan48]

18. Eventually they will. They need Project 2025 enacted first though.

[BannonsLiver]

19. Two massive egos with Trump and Musk

Seems like a matter of when not if. I have a friend who used to be a Musk fanboy but hates him now that thinks there’s a 25 percent chance Elmo is siding with Dems by the next election.

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

20. It's guaranteed.

It will be a first class shit show!

[GoodRaisin]

21. I would say it is practically guaranteed.

[PlanetBev]

22. Oh, yeah. Get ready for scorpions in a sock.

Place your bets….

[Skittles]

23. oh it will be a fucking meltdown

Trump was all about revenge, he has zero interest in actually working.....but he will be jealous to see any sign that JD Fucking Vance is being groomed to take over and THAT is guaranteed.

[LisaL]

25. 100%.

NT

[RockRaven]

26. 100%, but them turning on themselves won't stop them from also destroying everyone else.

[Intractable]

27. In the first Trump administration, he showed us that he likes seeing his aids and underlings fight ...

over positions and policies.

It's amusing to him.

[JustAnotherGen]

29. I'm waiting for the stories

About falls out of windows.

[Prairie Gates]

32. Fascism works by having the various underlings jockey for the Leader's attention and favor

That's an essential aspect of the fascist form of government. There will be no end of palace intrigues, coups, various nights of the long knives, factionalism, double-crosses, and other varieties of backbiting drama, while Trump selects the (always temporary) winners, and the other factions regroup and come up with some new plot. The news, of course, will eat this all up, as will many people.

[Strelnikov_]

33. 1000000%

It will be the biggest greatest shit show ever.

People will say “Sir, you made the Presidency into the biggest greatest shit show ever” . . .

[travelingthrulife]

34. 100% as well

In a heartbeat.

It reminds me of that evangelical belief that after they get rid of the rest of us heathens and jews, they will live in peace for a thousand years.
These people would be backstabbing each other within10 minutes. Rigid, hateful, greedy people.