It is both brief and assertive and, IMHO, perfectly valid in its conclusions. Saying Trump is corrupt based on his public actions is not the same thing as saying he's guilty of crimes (which can only be said after a jury trial or a guilt plea is entered in a court of competent jurisdiction). But Agnew was corrupt:A BRIEF DISSERTION ON TRUMP’S CORRUPTION:
— S.V. Dáte (@svdate) October 17, 2020
One place where journalism clearly has failed us during the past four years is in describing Trump’s personal corruption. We’re trained to be cautious with pejorative words, so we didn’t want to use it. Trump took advantage of that.
And so was Nixon. The only difference is, Agnew pled guilty, and Nixon was pardoned.Woodward and Bernstein: Agnew Prosecutors Planned to Ask 50-Count Indictment pic.twitter.com/Jmax8GMVZp
— Watergate Day Of - 1973 (@WatergateDayOf) October 17, 2020
Trump is corrupt. EOD.
We have become inured to corruption in a sort of boiling- the - frog way. The message being:they're all corrupt , best pick the thief whose prejudices most conform to yours. I am hoping for expectations of better from the electorate and better than expected results from the elected may result in renewed faith in our chosen system of government. This is the real watershed moment.
ReplyDeleteI remember that attitude in the '70's, especially after Nixon was forced out (I knew a number of people who went to their graves convinced Nixon was railroaded, even after he essentially admitted he'd done it all).
ReplyDeleteAnd then, frankly, 45 years later things got worse; much, much worse.
I'm not sure what I look forward to in these matters anymore.