I think the big takeaway is that the only thing atanding between our government and corruption is "tradition."
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Way too much of how our institutions function was built on the honor system. And now it’s too late to harden those safeguards
If only we had 4 years to adjust and prepare
I think a lot of It was written with the implied "and if they don't somebody will just shoot them"
What if I told you they were always corrupt, and Trump is just too brazen to hide it?
I wouldn’t completely disagree although I would say he cranked the corruption to 11 more than anyone previously
Of course he's going to go ham this season. Why wouldn't he? He was never held to account for any of the corruption and crime during his first term. The new Trump admin won't be like the last one where some people were able to obstruct the most ridiculous requests. I predict we will nuke at least one hurricane in the coming 4 years.
I'd say you're assuming modern context.
The institutions were created centuries ago by the constitution.
It was written with a presumption of a certain kind of honor. One that's no longer shared by modern sensibilities.
I believe that's what cmbabul was referring to.
to further support this: there was a time when republicans would decline in disgrace.
(Insert Morpheus pic)
What if I told you...The only thing linking government and corruption is tradition
Oh look, the NYT is suddenly reporting an actual issue with Trump Co. instead of casually sanewashing him. Too late. We will spend decades fixing this sh*t. Literal decades.
NYT realized how much credibility they lost between the election and gaza reporting and are trying to pretend none of it happened.
Just like they did when they wrote glowingly about that German fellow with the funny moustache. The NYT REALLY loved him at first.
To be fair, newspapers in Germany owned by the same Jews that would later be persecuted supported or sucked up to Hitler too... It's actually strikingly similar to how our own media has acted around Trump. Direct parallels with what just happened to morning Joe.
Fixing? Haha. We lost.
They've been shit for most of their existence. Although in the early 1900s they were very good at reporting about if people were wearing hats or not.
But he won't be that bad, am I right? That's what I keep being told now that the "a vote for Kamala his a vote for genocide" people got their way.
By the way, I wonder what dialect of Russian those foreign nationals speak...
Hassan Abdel Salam, a former professor at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities and co-founder of the Abandon Harris campaign, which endorsed Green Party candidate Jill Stein, said Trump's staffing plans were not surprising, but had proven even more extreme that he had feared.
"It's like he's going on Zionist overdrive," he said. "We were always extremely skeptical ... Obviously we're still waiting to see where the administration will go, but it does look like our community has been played."
What a bunch of fucking dipshits
It's gettin' scary in here.
This is nothing. They're literally planning concentration camps right now.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/texas-land-commissioner-open-offering-trump-land-mass/story?id=116108825
Yep, I know.
This is the third time the US has used them at least.
Notice how those ML accounts are no longer active?
To be fair, there's a big issue with .ml right now.
https://lemmy.world/post/22196027
I have seen some of them using lemm.ee and stuff though.
I mean they are pretty silent in genocide now that they got their way
They are not getting paid any more
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A good chunk of them also likely speak Arabic. The Saudis love Trump.
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oh, did i miss the memo that we would be swapping the meanings of the words "secret" and "russian?"
'member "Drain the Swamp"?
He did drain the swamp. A swamp is a diverse, important ecosystem which he bulldozed and replaced with a shitty hotel.
That was ever only to drain the swamp into his own pockets.
This breaks from tradition
What a great way to minimize what's going on here
Also
Mr. Trump is ... provoking alarm among ethics experts.
Like, yes, we know. That's what he does. I don't think this is news to anyone.
USA is going to be run by FSB. I wonder how many american assets are being recommended to disapear right now.
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot! The f'n MAGATs want transparency in the government...LOL! They're filling the their swamp with Russian SVR RF assets and white Christian lunatics hell bent on creating the US version of 1979 Iran. Fuck that shit. I would welcome the Canadians to annex all the Blue States.
I would welcome the Canadians to annex all the Blue States.
The answer to voting in a fascist is to cede the majority of the nation's territory to them? Those poor fools who weren't fortunate enough to live in a blue state...
Reminds me of what Abraham Lincoln said to the Confederacy: "If you're too stupid not to realize slavery is bad, make your own country. Surely your slaves will realize that blue states are better."
I thought Trump was against being trans?
Only for other people, all the other presidents have to be APAB (assigned president at birth) but he's allowed to be president even though he's ADAB (assigned dumbass at birth). It's just his usual hypocrisy
Still, good for her. I guess that team is for emotional support to help with the cognitive dissonance.
You know, there was this TV show some time back, sliders, I think. One episode has everyone wearing truth collars that shock you when you lie. Fuck tradition, make our leaders wear truth collars that shock the fuck out of them when they lie.
They'll just become smart like the Fae in a lot of fantasy literature, they can't lie but they can tell you half truths and let you fill in thr blanks yourself to mislead you to an improper conclusion.
Secret Diels you mean