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Irrelevant to the matter of scale - Trump's corruption easily exceeds that of Pelosi. More to the point, this is simple what-about-ism to avoid facing up to co
by defrost 7mo ago
Irrelevant to the matter of scale - Trump's corruption easily exceeds that of Pelosi.
More to the point, this is simple what-about-ism to avoid facing up to corruption in the US government and the poressing need (for many decades now) to take effective action.
As it stands, the emoluments clause and the impeachment wrist slapping make the US a standing joke for poor definition of problem and inability to punish.
- waynecochran 7mo agoSaying something over and over does not make it true.
- defrost 7mo agoNo, it's sadly true, the US is regarded as having an old, quaint, constitution that has deep flaws. Eg, an inability to enforce anti corruption at state and federal levels and a weak ineffectual process of bringing heels to boot.
- waynecochran 7mo agoYet it has produced the most fruitful country the world has ever seen. The genius of the document is that it assumes the corruption of a centralized power and provides the proper counter measures to return the power to the people.
- defrost 7mo agoThe country that didn't even make the top 20 of the Happiest Countries in the World 2026 list? <yawn> > provides the proper counter measures to return the power to the people. Wake me up when that happens.
- waynecochran 7mo agoHappiest country.. there is an objective measure
- defrost 7mo agoHappiest, Fruitful .. on par for objectivity really. Glad you noticed.
- renewiltord 7mo agoAnd you won’t believe it but the US didn’t make J D Power Best Places To Work either. In fact, I’m told that the Barclays Certified Happy Places To Live Brought To You By Standard Chartered doesn’t list a single American city.
- defrost 7mo agoTo the country's credit, it is rocketing up the 2026 banana republic charts.
- renewiltord 7mo agoJD Power ranking American fashion brands now? Not bad.