• @riodoro1@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    donald trump gets 10 warnings for intimidating witnesses and indefinite trial postponement for hoarding and most likely leaking classified documents. Sweet sweet justice.

      • @fossphi@lemm.ee
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        2610 months ago

        I think this is a consequence of any (unregulated) capitalistic system in general. The system is founded on money, more money will give anyone more influence and power over the system

        • @seaQueue@lemmy.world
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          2010 months ago

          It’s a consequence of our “growth at all costs” take on capitalism. Capitalism is only livable for the average person when it’s kept in check by a strong government and corruption is vigorously prosecuted. We’ve decided that corruption just happens and there’s nothing we can do about it, and so there are no disincentives to corrupting government.

        • @SupraMario@lemmy.world
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          -310 months ago

          This has nothing to do with an economic system. This same shit is worse even in communist systems, and I’m not even going to try and point fingers at that system and say it is.

          The real reason is because of power, and a class system that protects its own.

            • @SupraMario@lemmy.world
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              -210 months ago

              Correct, no clue why I pointed this out and got downvoted but you say the same thing and get people agreeing with you…guess I should have kept with the “capitalism bad” circle jerk.

              • @9bananas@lemmy.world
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                110 months ago

                because the class system is built into capitalism.

                you can’t have unchecked capitalism without an exploited underclass.

                and you said it has nothing to do with the economic system, which is false, hence the downvotes…

                • @SupraMario@lemmy.world
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                  010 months ago

                  The ability to move upward in capitalism is much greater than in any other current economic system. Acting like capitalism is the sole reason for the current divide is silly

      • IninewCrow
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        1010 months ago

        It’s the subtle difference between a JUSTICE system and a LEGAL system.

        One aims to maintain law and order in society in a fair and equal way regardless of one’s status or situation.

        The other is a system gamed to benefit the richest and wealthiest individuals to get away with everything.

      • @WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world
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        10 months ago

        It’s evidence that we live in corporatocracies masquerading as “democracies”. The 0.1%, shielded by the liability protections of the corporations they own, and their armies of lobbyists — they finance our politics, choose who ends up on the ballot, and shadow write most of our legislation, policies, and regulations.

        Trump is free because he is a part of that < 0.1%.

        The Boeing execs who oversaw systemic fraud, lied to the FAA, and murdered 166 people still ARE FREE AND RICH. Why? Because they are the 0.1%.

        The IPCC hosts fossil fuelled climate summits in fossil fuel exporting countries, inviting fossil fuel corporations and lobbyists to attend — at a scientific conference about how to solve the crisis they created and profited from! why? Because we live in corporatocracies.

        • NoFuckingWaynado
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          2010 months ago

          If any country’s government spied on its own people as much as big business does in America, people would flip out. But in America, big business really is the government.

          We are so fucked…

        • Transporter Room 3
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          510 months ago

          Good thing guillotines don’t care about wealth, only the size of your neck.

          We’ll just have to make the hole slightly larger to fit fatter necks.

    • deweydecibel
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      2310 months ago

      For the record, Aaron Swartz never actually went to trial, nor was he “sentenced” to anything.

      Federal prosecutors came after him with overzealous charges in an effort to make him accept a plea deal (they do that a lot), which he rejected. It would have gone to court where the feds would have had to justify the charges they were bringing.

      But that never happened because he killed himself.

      We don’t actually know how this all would have played out.

      • @riodoro1@lemmy.world
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        2310 months ago

        The comment in OPs post is misleading but he did nevertheless kill himself because of the justice system trying to prosecute him for accessing science most likely funded by public money in the first place.

      • @brbposting@sh.itjust.works
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        510 months ago

        And will never know, selfishly speaking, the possible extent of his further contributions to society. Died at 26 after an incredible life already.

        Besides his life, what else did they steal from us?

        RIP Aaron

    • Obinice
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      810 months ago

      donald tr*mp gets 10 warnings for intimidating witnesses and indefinite trial postponement for hoarding and most likely leaking classified documents. Sweet sweet justice.

      Why are you censoring Donald Trump’s name? Is it a swear word now in your country?

      We’re big girls here, we can take a little rude language, don’t worry :)