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chia

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6. It's not the lack of degree as much as it is pure ignorance of the job he's been assigned to do.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Mar 6, 2026, 07:31 PM

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But dictators don't want competence or experience. They want loyalty. And they want the appointee to be grateful for having been given the job, because the forever gratitude to dear leader feeds into even greater loyalty.

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It's not the lack of degree as much as it is pure ignorance of the job he's been assigned to do. chia Friday #6

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