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The sentiment is not that this man shouldn't be prosecuted it is that the blatant double standard and growing endemic societal cancer that is corruption is bein

by TSiege 6mo ago

The sentiment is not that this man shouldn't be prosecuted it is that the blatant double standard and growing endemic societal cancer that is corruption is being allowed to blossom while leaders target scape goats for the same behavior. What this administration is trying to signal with going after this guy is that the problem is not with them, it's someone else, that they're on the up and up. It is why scapegoating is an effective tactic

fsckboy 6mo ago
it's a blatant double standard if you have evidence of people "doing it and getting away with it", but you don't, you just suspect it. and it's scapegoating if blame is centered on a person or group to explain away the totality of a widespread (or made up) problem, and that is also not happening here, instead "a person did something" and got arrested.
- kodt 6mo ago
  https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/options/articles/us-senator-alleges-insider-trading-143233942.html https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/options/articles/us-senato... https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/08/polymarket-trump-us-iran-ceasefire https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/08/polymarket-...
- tranceylc 6mo ago
  I don’t understand the point of denying reality when it unfolds in front of you. Plenty of evidence for these things. Denial of obvious truth is an American epidemic and cultural export
  - HDThoreaun 6mo ago
    The point is that none of the congressional cases would end in a conviction. So unless you want to suspend rule of law theres not really much we can do without some hard evidence.
    - tranceylc 5mo ago
      Rule of law has been suspended in your country already. That’s an observable fact
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superxpro12 6mo ago
relevant: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/traders-place-760-million-bet-falling-oil-ahead-hormuz-announcement-2026-04-17/ https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulat...

by TSiege 6mo ago

fsckboy 6mo ago

it's a blatant double standard if you have evidence of people "doing it and getting away with it", but you don't, you just suspect it. and it's scapegoating if blame is centered on a person or group to explain away the totality of a widespread (or made up) problem, and that is also not happening here, instead "a person did something" and got arrested.

kodt 6mo ago
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/options/articles/us-senator-alleges-insider-trading-143233942.html https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/options/articles/us-senato... https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/08/polymarket-trump-us-iran-ceasefire https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/08/polymarket-...
tranceylc 6mo ago
I don’t understand the point of denying reality when it unfolds in front of you. Plenty of evidence for these things. Denial of obvious truth is an American epidemic and cultural export
- HDThoreaun 6mo ago
  The point is that none of the congressional cases would end in a conviction. So unless you want to suspend rule of law theres not really much we can do without some hard evidence.
  - tranceylc 5mo ago
    Rule of law has been suspended in your country already. That’s an observable fact
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superxpro12 6mo ago

relevant: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/traders-place-760-million-bet-falling-oil-ahead-hormuz-announcement-2026-04-17/ https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulat...