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We need the opposition taking names for investigations in 2029. They're not all getting pardons.

lenerdenator 5mo ago
They're just as on the take as anyone. Think about it: you have hundreds of thousands of pages of evidence that the hyper-wealthy may have trafficked minors across state and international borders. Only one person is in prison over it, and her cell gets upgrades. 35 years ago this would have been a slam dunk for the opposition party of any republic. Instead of standing ten toes down on it, opposition leaders are doing... what exactly? Going on with business-as-usual, for the most part. They should be attempting to add language to every single bill that comes across the floor to see more done. They aren't. I think stock trading shenanigans are far lower on the list of moral outrages, particularly given Congress' predilection for insider trading.
- tdeck 5mo ago
  Indeed, not enough people are asking why the Biden administration sat on the Epstein files for 4 years and did nothing with it.
- 9dev 5mo ago
  Not just the opposition. In other times this would have been the reason for a revolution.
  - sph 5mo ago
    There wasn't TikTok and Doordash at the time. Panem et circenses.
    - 9dev 5mo ago
      I’m not sure this is the answer. As you say, the concept of keeping the masses occupied is a lot older than TikTok or Doordash…
      - sph 5mo ago
        Nowhere in history we had products as addictive as those. There are people making a career studying how to exploit people's weaknesses, to induce them to buy products.
deaux 5mo ago
The opposition you're talking of will hold no significant power in 2029. They currently hold a minuscule amount of power and this isn't going to skyrocket within 4 years. A meteor causing an extinction event is more likely and I don't think you're expecting that.
- Ekaros 5mo ago
  And significant part of those in opposition will jump the ship if they gain power. I think there is little hope for system to change unless there is total collapse and replacement.

They're just as on the take as anyone. Think about it: you have hundreds of thousands of pages of evidence that the hyper-wealthy may have trafficked minors across state and international borders. Only one person is in prison over it, and her cell gets upgrades. 35 years ago this would have been a slam dunk for the opposition party of any republic. Instead of standing ten toes down on it, opposition leaders are doing... what exactly? Going on with business-as-usual, for the most part. They should be attempting to add language to every single bill that comes across the floor to see more done. They aren't. I think stock trading shenanigans are far lower on the list of moral outrages, particularly given Congress' predilection for insider trading.

tdeck 5mo ago
Indeed, not enough people are asking why the Biden administration sat on the Epstein files for 4 years and did nothing with it.
9dev 5mo ago
Not just the opposition. In other times this would have been the reason for a revolution.
- sph 5mo ago
  There wasn't TikTok and Doordash at the time. Panem et circenses.
  - 9dev 5mo ago
    I’m not sure this is the answer. As you say, the concept of keeping the masses occupied is a lot older than TikTok or Doordash…
    - sph 5mo ago
      Nowhere in history we had products as addictive as those. There are people making a career studying how to exploit people's weaknesses, to induce them to buy products.

deaux 5mo ago

The opposition you're talking of will hold no significant power in 2029. They currently hold a minuscule amount of power and this isn't going to skyrocket within 4 years. A meteor causing an extinction event is more likely and I don't think you're expecting that.

Ekaros 5mo ago
And significant part of those in opposition will jump the ship if they gain power. I think there is little hope for system to change unless there is total collapse and replacement.