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It is truly bizarre to me that anyone could watch the machinations of the last decade (the Federalist Society has been at it much longer, but it has certainly b
by hotpotamus 3y ago
It is truly bizarre to me that anyone could watch the machinations of the last decade (the Federalist Society has been at it much longer, but it has certainly been ratcheted up recently) to engineer the Supreme Court to make certain decisions and then pretend that the court just naturally emerged as a far-right ideological body. That the court is at a low point in public trust suggests that I'm not the only one who understood that though.
- jasonlotito 3y agoPeople are fine with it because 1) they benefit from it and 2) have no empathy or 3) are ignorant of the realities. Equality sounds good on paper when you ignore history. "Everyone has the same opportunity" can be technically true but still practically false. e.g., If you want to disagree with me, you can, but you have to reply 1 minute after I post this comment. But a reply any time other than exactly 1 minute after supports me. Everyone has the same opportunity here: to express their support or disagreement.