• courageousstep@lemm.ee
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    221
    ·
    4 days ago

    If this arrest doesn’t happen, democracy is one step closer to the grave.

    A lot of shit has happened to destroy democracy so far (has anyone been keeping a list?), but if billionaires see that they can now buy votes, nothing will stop them from doing it over and over again. We will be Russia.

    • Jhex@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      24
      ·
      4 days ago

      If this arrest doesn’t happen, democracy is one step closer to the grave.

      Worry not, most Americans are bravely waiting until they have no options left and literally living in squalor before considering any action

      In the last 8+ years I have seen the goal post for action moved so many times, I have lost all hope Americans will actually do something for themselves

      I guess you won’t make fun of French people anymore

      • courageousstep@lemm.ee
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        15
        ·
        4 days ago

        I have seen the goal post for action moved so many times

        Yes. I have too. I honestly think I’ve moved my own goal posts for action, as well. I think most of the people like me feel truly lost about what to do. We need a Martin Luther King, Jr figure to unite and direct.

      • barneypiccolo@lemm.ee
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        4
        ·
        4 days ago

        A lot of people strongly believe that God will protect them from whatever terrible Biblical punishments are going to befall the Liberals, Minorities, and Gays. They seem to forget that the Divine Retribution they are praying for so hard always carries enormous collateral damage. SEE: Ark, Noah’s, also Sodom/Gommorah, also Plagues, Egyptian, etc.

        • drhodl@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          4
          ·
          4 days ago

          Also, the people who think like this, are actually being evil, so their belief brings their own doom. TLDR: If you’re a cunt who sits back and revels in the suffering of those you don’t like, you aint going to heaven…

    • zephorah@lemm.ee
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      13
      ·
      edit-2
      4 days ago

      Trump already announced he plans to prosecute anyone trying to enforce the Hatch Act.

      The Hatch Act is what makes this illegal.

    • Donkter@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      12
      ·
      4 days ago

      I’m at the point where I know he won’t face consequences because he’s rich. But an arrest and trial would at least be sanity.

      • Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        8
        ·
        4 days ago

        But an arrest and trial would

        be an absolute pony show ending with no conviction.

        We only have a criminal justice system for the poors. If you want justice for people like Musk, vigilante is the only option.

      • courageousstep@lemm.ee
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        3 days ago

        Brilliant! I’d love to see the finished list when it’s done.

        I mean, I’d love for it not to have to exist, but here we are.