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every cynic who argues targeting a specific prosecutor won't fix the system is going to eat humble pie when this movement brings about sweaping reform of the ju

by exit 14y ago

every cynic who argues targeting a specific prosecutor won't fix the system is going to eat humble pie when this movement brings about sweaping reform of the justice system

olefoo 14y ago
I sure hope you are right. But our .gov is a supertanker with a turn radius of several years. Change comes slowly.
madaxe 14y ago
It won't change anything. Ortiz will probably get promoted over this. Corruption and incompetency are rewarded in America. No, really, I'm not kidding, so I'm not sure why you downvoted me. She's the favourite for governor of Ma. If you run a bank into the ground, you get a smile and a handshake, and a big fat cheque. If you start a war based on lies, you get given a cushy retirement and immunity from prosecution. Your American dream is dead in a ditch. You just have an American nightmare, and you desperately need to wake up. So it goes.
- BrokenPipe 14y ago
  Hey, I don't think you are wrong. It is totally corrupted. On the other hand, things eventually do change (for better or worse) and we should fight or at the very least support those that do fight back. All I'm saying is that it is worth trying, even if we have quite a bit to lose from the system we don't like so much.
  - madaxe 14y ago
    Oh, I agree, but I'm just incredibly bitter and cynical, and I don't believe the institutions which run the show are capable of change from within. I hope to high hell that I'm wrong.
    - BrokenPipe 14y ago
      Not only that, but how about trying either way, both within and from the outside. The bitter and the cynical can help from the outside too ;)
- TWAndrews 14y ago
  She may have been, but driving an sdmirable young man to suicide doesn't play well with voters.
  - madaxe 14y ago
    Except it does. We're in our internet/hacker community filter bubble. If you look at how it's being reported by the Fox, Yahoo, and the rest, they're talking about how he "downloaded files" and "infringed copyright". There's a wilful failure to mention what the files were. As a result, the majority of the comments on those sites, which are indicative of a large proportion of the voting population, are saying words to the effect of "good riddance". :(

by exit 14y ago

every cynic who argues targeting a specific prosecutor won't fix the system is going to eat humble pie when this movement brings about sweaping reform of the justice system

olefoo 14y ago

I sure hope you are right. But our .gov is a supertanker with a turn radius of several years. Change comes slowly.

madaxe 14y ago

It won't change anything. Ortiz will probably get promoted over this. Corruption and incompetency are rewarded in America. No, really, I'm not kidding, so I'm not sure why you downvoted me. She's the favourite for governor of Ma. If you run a bank into the ground, you get a smile and a handshake, and a big fat cheque. If you start a war based on lies, you get given a cushy retirement and immunity from prosecution. Your American dream is dead in a ditch. You just have an American nightmare, and you desperately need to wake up. So it goes.

BrokenPipe 14y ago
Hey, I don't think you are wrong. It is totally corrupted. On the other hand, things eventually do change (for better or worse) and we should fight or at the very least support those that do fight back. All I'm saying is that it is worth trying, even if we have quite a bit to lose from the system we don't like so much.
- madaxe 14y ago
  Oh, I agree, but I'm just incredibly bitter and cynical, and I don't believe the institutions which run the show are capable of change from within. I hope to high hell that I'm wrong.
  - BrokenPipe 14y ago
    Not only that, but how about trying either way, both within and from the outside. The bitter and the cynical can help from the outside too ;)
TWAndrews 14y ago
She may have been, but driving an sdmirable young man to suicide doesn't play well with voters.
- madaxe 14y ago
  Except it does. We're in our internet/hacker community filter bubble. If you look at how it's being reported by the Fox, Yahoo, and the rest, they're talking about how he "downloaded files" and "infringed copyright". There's a wilful failure to mention what the files were. As a result, the majority of the comments on those sites, which are indicative of a large proportion of the voting population, are saying words to the effect of "good riddance". :(