[dijit]

I think its rather apt.

I welcome the de-1984-ification of governmental functions.

Its clear that Trump wants to be at war, with their interventions, so, why not?

[mslt]

It’s fine that a secondary consequence is them showing their foolish hand; I’ll give you that, but this not normal and should not just be absorbed as though it’s normal and that’s just what we call it now

[llmthrow0827]

Trump isn't doing anything out of the ordinary for an American president, so I would say it is indeed quite normal. If by "not normal" you mean "not acceptable" then I agree, but that doesn't change that "Department of War" is more correct than "Department of Defense"

[andruby]

> Trump isn't doing anything out of the ordinary for an American president

I'm sorry, but I think both parties would actually agree on the fact that Trump is doing a lot of "out of the ordinary" for an American president.

No other president after WWII has reduced federal workforce by >8% (DOGE), and then rehired a bunch. No other US president ordered the capturing a head of state (Venezuela) and framed it as a law enforcement action. No president has ignored congress or the constitution like Trump has (tariffs, ICE, Greenland).

He uses executive orders a lot more than previous presidents: ~209 per year in his 2nd term. The next highest are Truman (113/year), Carter (80/year) and Kennedy (75/year).

[llmthrow0827]

I think it's pretty clear I was referring to the topic at hand, which is regards to military action and the Department of Defense/War naming.