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lokartoday at 4:20 PM1 replyview on HN

I would not assume the goal is actually to improve government.

They have contempt for government, they seek to degrade it with the hopes of further discrediting it in the eyes of the public.


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badgersnaketoday at 4:23 PM

Yeah, I didn't mean them. They were not doing this.

Typically those that take the slash and burn approach are trying to break things yes - in the UK is has generally come from those with a small government agenda who want to break things to justify privatizing them or scrapping them altogether.