It’s astonishing how fast our institutions (courts, legislatures, press) have acquiesced to normalizing corruption at the highest levels. Either that or it’s astonishing how long our fundamentally fragile democracy has lasted.
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Jennifer N. Victor
The constitution forbids leveraging public office to make money because doing so degrades public trust in the office, opens you being manipulated by foreign actors who understand your motives, and it fundamentally violates the very idea of government as an entity of service to others.
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From my reading of US history - and thanks to widespread exposure - it's not a normalization, it's unavoidable admission of business as usual. The appearance of democracy had been carefully managed.
So I'm leaning towards the US having been lucky so far.
I feel like it *should* be accountability, but, with the supreme court criminal immunity decision, and all these cases being dropped one after another, and the maga right generally being unwilling to hold their own accountable - it seems pretty bleak ;-;
yeah, tell us about the good old days
Queer, Gay, etc: yeah, tell us about the good old days
I think every system has loop holes and flaws. The ability to boost or buoy democracy was always on the table but Trump choses to exploit these “opportunities” with complaining, finding ANY reason that fits his narrative.
This is HIS nature. Not the system.
It means Trump is an opportunist that will find any reason or excuse to find a flaw or error. Complaining about something is Trump’s BEST quality.
America is over.
Your America is over. A new America is forming by The People. One that still exists in reality. One that is founded on solid ground. One that will outlast this petty new administration.
America is an idea. And I’m sorry… it’s better than whatever you think.