I wonder how strong is his immunity against prosecution for anything.
Like is it " I can shoot someone on fifth Avenue " immunity?
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America has lost their moral compass. Sorry to say, but USA might never be the same. I invited everyone to read a little about how societies and empires have collapsed. Spoiler alert, starts gradually and then move fairly fast.
Republicans. Republicans have lost their moral compass (if they ever really have one, and that's debatable).
Remember: most of the nation did not vote for these fuckers.
Were you around when Obama promised to close Gitmo? He never did and the public never pressed him on that.
he legitimately tried though
I'm more angry that the public didn't press him and the rest of the government to do more. It's a moral failing of the country as a whole.
And now it's expanding.
Yes that's true.
But there are 90 million people who didn't care if these people were in power either. I wouldn't say those people have a moral compass either or we wouldn't be here now.
I would agree about some portion of them. I will say a whole lot of people are just checked the hell out. Many people think their vote does not matter and take virtually everything for granted.
But then there are the people that DID know better, but thought they'd play games because of Gaza and/or because the Democrats did not give them a pretty, pretty pony. They convinced others to be just as apathetic, too.
Infuriating.
With all the screeching Republicans do about Democratic corruption, you think Trump would treat prosecuting Adams like a slam dunk.
It really is like Trump is embracing corruption as a matter of policy.
Yes but then they'll just put another Democrat in his place. This way he has one he can force into doing his bidding holding charges above his head.
Resignations are no longer working. They are not shaming people into doing the right things. They just allow the corrupt to carry out their actions unimpeded.
Atlas Shrugged is a shit book, but I find myself thinking more and more about the world left behind when the "smart" people all leave. Nepotism breeds ineptitude leading to failed systems. Infrastructure crumbles. Businesses fail. Government stops functioning.
I wonder, after a cascade of failures of complex, core societal systems, which will be the first to actually affect the oligarchs? Gotta be the stock market, right? I mean, well after everyone's pensions and 401(k)s are in the shitter, but eventually? Maybe?
Staying is a career killer. You stay, it means you're on board with this shit. You can leave and your next employer will see it as a good reason.
Ive been wanting to replay luigi's mansione lately
I've been on a BioShock 3 kick myself
Oh God. Do you realize where we're going?
Elongate.
Omfg…. 😂 Now THAT is clever!
Or fElongate to be more precise.
Can't spell FELON without ELON! 🤣
Nope theirs was more clever
These people need to understand this quickly, like yesterday: This whole "protesting by stepping down" thing, doesn't help a damn thing. These mass resignations only embolden the shitheads to continue breaking the law with no fear of reprisal
Yeah I have to say, this is probably what they want, then they can replace people who pose a real threat with loyalists. If anything, pretend to be on board while sabotaging them at every opportunity
When demonstrating against a larger power, one can only use the tools at one's disposal.
Or would you rather they stay and change the system from within, ie: evolution over disruption ... which would take time, patience, ability and maneuvering to keep their jobs in the first place.
Say it with me: "No."
No is extremely powerful magic, especially if you embrace it completely.
They are saying No.
Theyre saying No I will not be a part of this corruption.
YES. This whole performative "Me stepping down and letting some right wing stooge replace me will really inspire people" bullshit has to come to an end. They're just conceding defeat, fucking forfeiting, when that's the last goddamned thing we need from our civil servants! .. you're not fucking helping!
The tool they should be using is saying "fuck off". If you want to go to the top, you need to have responsibility.
COOL. Cool. cool. Doesn't this mean they will just get replaced by people that fall in line with corruption?
Yeah - but when future generations (if there are any) appraise this time frame at least these folk will be seen as being outside and opposed to the oligarch-fascist take over.
Probably, but what else can they do? Someone that goes along with the corruption is worse than someone in on the corruption. At least the latter cost money.
They could quietly be a nuisance and gather or even leak information, just off the top of my head.
Because the "adults in the room" the first time did that, rather than holding out for book deals after it was over, right?
just a bump in the road. bondi gonna fire those who doesn't anyway.
✌️I am not a crook✌️
Yup. Still works.
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