[E. Pluribus Unum]

From further on in the article:

As a party interested in competent technocracy, we lost touch with the anger people feel at government.

He drops the "democracy" mask and admits they want an authoritarian "technocracy."

[rlmorel]

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!

“Ben Rhodes”

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!

[rlmorel]

"...As a party interested in competent technocracy, we lost touch with the anger people feel at government..."

Does this denizen of the DEI world in all aspects even hear what is coming out of his mouth?

Leftists, especially those like him, are the least competent people around.

[joshua c]

Trump’s superpower in addition to never giving up is

that his platform is common sense

[PapaBear3625]

Technocracy: rule by elites.

They want to be the new hereditary aristocracy.

[1Old Pro]

Oh he “studies”, typical elitist telling us how smart he is.

[Steely Tom]

...Leaders like Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary who spoke about installing “illiberal democracy” (a polite term for “blood and soil” nationalism)...

Yeah? And "DEI" is a polite term for "no whites need apply."

[E. Pluribus Unum]

From further on in the article:

The playbook for transforming a democracy into a soft autocracy was clear: Win power with a populist message against elites.

Another unintended revelation by an elitist.

Populists believe in limited government of, by and for the people.

The opposite of populism is elitism.

Elitists believe in unlimited government of, by and for an entitled, hereditary, autocratic political/bureaucratic class.

[MNJohnnie]

This is another made up narcissistic lie.

The US Government under Biden, and to a lesser case under Obama, has been the most incompetent at everything it has ever been OTHER then weaponizing the government against people they dislike

Trump, Musk and Eric Adams are just 3 people Biden’s regime trying to persecute of being opposed to their agenda

[vpintheak]

Ben Rhodes. Still lying to himself. Wow.

[Alberta's Child]

There’s a Reason They Keep Winning.

They keep winning because they don't suck.

THE END

[NoLibZone]

Don’t change a thing Democrat party!

Keep your focus on: abortion, racism, LBGTQ, abortion, the US is on stolen land, abortion, misogyny, white people are the devil, and abortion.

[cgbg]

Yup—look to be hearing less and less about “democracy” in future months.

That leftist talking point has outlived its usefulness.

They will move on to another one.

[Billthedrill]

As a self-proclaimed scholar of the field Ben might be well advised to crack a few more books. The cold truth is that "competent technocracy" and Kamala Harris don't belong in the same sentence and substitution of her name for any of the other gobbling drones on the Left won't help his theory any. If that's what the Dems actually were trying to achieve they missed by a country mile.

Established governments grow corruption like old ship hulls grow barnacles, and if the ones entrusted with hull maintenance can't or won't scrape it, the owners will. And corruption is very much an issue with the government of the United States in its present form. Nor is it restricted to any one political party. A very great deal of public money is ending up in the pockets of a very few under the guise of war, social justice, and any other scam a very creative criminal class has devised. And what Rhodes considers competent technocrats turns out to be just one more mask worn by that criminal class. We can do this the hard way or the harder one, there is no easy way, but it's going to be done.

[I want the USA back]

Guys like Trump win because they are real men. Not tampon-vending self-effacing wussfaces.

[Salman]

That darn Trump. Nobody likes him except the people.

[DarrellZero]

Ben Rhodes is a hack.

I would sooner listen to a hobo at the bus station.

[Tudorfly]

Rhodes studies without learning.

[Savage Beast]

"There’s a Reason They Keep Winning."

Yes. Intelligence. Puissance. Moral clarity. Heroism. Greatness. Those will do for a start.

[reasonisfaith]

“I Study”

Trying to study without respect for truth is like trying to drive a car without a steering wheel.