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Trump’s Sycophantic Corporate Culture
What’s funny about Trump (among many things) is that he never really worked in corporate. He had a family business that was private. That’s not to say he doesn’t understand the corporate world, though, as he dealt with thousands of those guys over the years in NYC and beyond.
If you are a corporate guy and that comforts you and most of your social existence and relevance (aside from your kids) comes from being a corporate guy, then this moment is probably uplifting for you, because it’s corporate to the core.
Basically, what’s happening is that loyalty — and really, fealty — are being rewarded above all else. If you bent the knee to Trump and stayed loyal through the hallow periods, I.e. after the Capitol or when the 2022 midterms seemed bad, you are now getting rewarded, even if you logically should not.
It’s important to say here that you can easily argue that DEI efforts are similar — they reward people who maybe shouldn’t be rewarded, for factors that ideally wouldn’t be the focus.
But loyalty is Trump’s own version of DEI. It always has been.
