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[–] CosmicCleric 82 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Something this important, we all need to witness, no matter which way the verdict goes.

[–] Wrench 55 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Except the people that need to watch it are going to refuse and call it corruption. And still have extremely strong, unmoveable, opinions about it.

Same as the Jan 6th hearing

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They'll get their out of context and misleading soundbites from the right wind media overlords, which will only reinforce their blind faith in their lord and savior trump.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Oh that's a good point though.

On one hand the media won't be able to resist actually covering the trial but on the other hand if they do that they'll be informing their viewership, and that can't happen.

[–] CosmicCleric 5 points 1 year ago

Except the people that need to watch it are going to refuse and call it corruption.

And that, even if it's true or not, doesn't really matter.

The point is, this is the first time one of our leaders has been put on trial, it's something that all the people of the nation need to witness, regardless of its effect, or outcome. We can't just be told the outcome, we need to see it with our own eyes.