Dale Stark Profile picture
Feb 23 3 tweets 1 min read Read on X
I have a longtime acquaintance who’s completely unraveling over Trump’s presidency. He’s been pouring out his emotions on Facebook nonstop. At first, it struck me as strange, but it’s starting to add up.

He’s a high-ranking government official who thrived under the old system. Back around 2020, he threw himself into the DEI wave, earned some national attention, and everything seemed on track. He thought he had it all figured out—his career, his status, the whole game.

Then Trump won again. The ground shifted beneath him, totally out of nowhere for someone like him who was so sure of his path, and now he’s on the outside looking in. His government career is toast, and he’s lost, unsure of what’s next. His whole identity’s taken a hit. It might explain a lot of the despair we’re seeing from the old D.C. crowd.
Many of these folks figured Trump’s second term would mirror his first—a minor hiccup they could just wait out and bounce back from in four years. Now they’re seeing it’s not playing out that way, and they’re absolutely horrified.
Another issue these types are facing is the usual left-wing patronage jobs are funded my USAID and other federal grant programs. Those jobs are gone now. For the first time they’re facing the real possibility of having to find a job where you actually have to produce something of value for your paycheck.

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