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I’ve Pinpointed the Psychological Phenomenon at Play in Every Elon Musk Move
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Last Friday , tens of thousands of public servants were fired.
Julian Zelizer : The daily assault on federal workers’ credibility, professionalism, and patriotism continues.
Zelizer says the administration’s framework for governance by its acronym from psychology, DARVO: Deny, attack, reverse victim and offender.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DARVOhttps://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/trumps-feared-doj-enforcer-secret-investigated-jan-6-rcna191796https://www.axios.com/2025/02/17/trump-ap-gulf-america-mexicohttps://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/31/2025-02097/ending-illegal-discrimination-and-restoring-merit-based-opportunityhttps://twitter.com/share?text=I%E2%80%99ve+pinpointed+the+psychological+phenomenon+at+play+in+every+Elon+Musk+move.&via=slate&url=https%3A%2F%2Fslate.com%2Fnews-and-politics%2F2025%2F02%2Felon-musk-doge-psychology-government-workers.html%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_campaign%3Dtraffic%26utm_source%3Darticle%26utm_content%3Dtwitter_sharehttps://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/letter-from-acting-deputy-attorney-general-emil-bove-iii-us-attorney-for-the-southernhttps://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fslate.com%2Fnews-and-politics%2F2025%2F02%2Felon-musk-doge-psychology-government-workers.html%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_campaign%3Dtraffic%26utm_source%3Darticle%26utm_content%3Dfacebook_share
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