Trump et al thought bubble: The more disliking government and distrusting government agencies there are, the more conservative voters we will develop and nurture. Then eventually, let the Musks and Yarvins of Silicon Valley move in. See:
Felt it was Orwell in the first three sentences - "Now I will tell you the answer to my question. It is this. The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake." Guess it felt like that because we are experiencing it today more than we ever have before. It really is spot on isn't it .. [...] Donald Trump will sell $5 million 'Gold Card' visas to wealthy foreigners. Experts say they're dangerous [...] The Memo: Trump ratchets up confrontation with judiciary [...] Three Branches of Government Our federal government has three parts. They are the Executive, (President and about 5,000,000 workers) Legislative (Senate and House of Representatives) and Judicial (Supreme Court and lower Courts). https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/education/three-branches/three-branches-of-government
There is a quote Thiel's, i think, where he says the president should be all powerful, the other two incidental. No, it was Yarvin. It's under Unchecked executive power : [...] Yarvin: ·“Until this “unitary executive” is so much “more powerful” than the present office that the President considers both the judicial and legislative branches purely ceremonial and advisory — with the same level of actual sovereignty as Charles III today — the “unitary executive” will not work.” “A Conversation About Monarchy”, Gray Mirror, March 12, 2024.