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Is it really blow back if the public demanded that all politicians be able to get away with it instead of just the Clintons?
by lenerdenator 2y ago
Is it really blow back if the public demanded that all politicians be able to get away with it instead of just the Clintons?
- jszymborski 2y agoThere is definitely an argument to be made for that. Corruption thrives in environments where there is no trust in institutions. An apathy and cynicism then chokes out all claims of being trustworthy and having integrity, leaving only forthright grifters with the last semblance of "honesty in their dishonesty". The only honest way forward that folks perceive then is for everyone to get the bag for themselves and knock down the ladder on the way up. I think this line of argument is overly simplistic and puts too much at the feet of "but her emails", but I have zero doubt that this is how a lot of people who support Trump rationalize things.