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How long do you think it takes to run a trial? Like, gather evidence, interrogate witnesses, investigate, etc. In fact, what do you think happens to bring about a trial?
And why would the DNC be involved with that?
Also, was Biden President in 2019?
@webadict And here is it how it actually done when the "Opposition" isn't on your team:
Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years in jail - what you need to know
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy4d409v2neo
Okay, so which question does that answer? Unfortunately, Trump lives in the US where the President somehow has complete immunity to everything, which seems more like an indictment on the Supreme Court than on Biden or other Democrats. It might even be an indictment of the voters, for electing Trump and giving him immunity to his crimes.
@webadict You didnt ask questions you implied that they couldnt Persecute Trump "Because there wasnt enough time". Biden could have jailed him due to the same immunity from the Supreme court.
Also you know blaming the voters for not persecuting Trump is a new low.
Additionally I almost forgot about Yoon Suk Yeol who got arrested for a similar coup attempt:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrest/_of/_Yoon/_Suk/_Yeol
weird that other countries seem to be able to punish coup attempts. Almost as long there is political will...
A new low? Okay, pal. I'm not entirely sure where you think my old low was, but sure? I asked some pretty basic questions because I legitimately don't think you know how the US legal system works. And it's fair not to. Pointing to other countries on how corruption is dealt with, insofar as what could've or should've been done, doesn't override the way that the US system works. Why don't you point to other corruption cases for lower offices in the US? Those also take years to investigate and prosecute. Some of the lower office corruption cases can be wrapped up in a little as a few months, but then tend not to.
Does that help point out the issue?
@webadict So you ignored the comment i made about Garland?
‘Fatal Mistake’: Democrats Blame DOJ As Trump Escapes Accountability For Jan. 6
“Merrick Garland wasted a year,” Rep. Jerrold Nadler said ahead of the fourth anniversary of the 2021 Capitol riot.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/january-6-doj-trump/_n/_67783f7ce4b0f0fdb7b19d36
Also i am not your "pal". Its simply ultra low when liberals keep blaming DNC failures on the electorate. No wonder Democrats approval rating is sub 30% with their own base.
Again, little buddy, I must ask if you think the DNC controls the DoJ? Blaming Merrick Garland is certainly a fair point, and it's one you can bring against Biden himself since he nominated him! That is fair. But, you still haven't used US corruption cases to support your words on how long the average corruption case takes to investigate and prosecute.
Like, I get you want to blame Democrats for everything because you have some sort of agenda or personal grievance or whatever the fuck. I don't really give a shit why. They are surely to blame for many things, and the DNC is also to blame for many things. But, I really don't think the Democrats are to blame for Trump not being held accountable. Especially since Trump has been held accountable on several smaller scales by mostly Democrats.
But, anyway, feel free to call all your perceived enemies liberals or whatever, my dude. You're doing great! :)
@webadict
If you don't like to debate leftists then don't come into our places and start shit as soon as you loose.
You ignored everything I said because you don't really think about your positions. You're just a little guy who links news articles. You don't know anything, buddy. I'm sorry that you don't think I'm a leftist because I vote for harm reduction. I want my trans friends to live, and that will keep them alive longer.
@webadict Yes i linked articles.
Because that way, unlike you i don't have to make shit up to make a point.
I have not read anything from you that indicates an informed position.
The DNC is indefensible and already signalled that they throw Trans people under the bus.
Harm reduction needs to reduce harm. I dont see any harm reduction with Dems in power. Id love to link examples but making you read articles is apparently bad.
What did I make up? That sounds like a thing you made up, pal.
Like, your point about Dems throwing trans people under the bus is almost there. You almost figured it out! The problem is that (centrist) Dems in general can be bullied into positions that are better because they are particularly spineless. They do not protect trans people... But they also don't actively ruin their lives. And that is better than the alternative. That's why it is called "harm reduction", pal. Do you not understand that?
Do you think trans people do not overwhelmingly vote Democratic? It's like fucking almost 90%. Or do you think that isn't true?
Like, you don't see harm reduction because you think that the harm done by both parties is the same. And that's really sad on a lot of levels. You are either very, very privileged; very, very misinformed; very, very stupid; or part of an intersection of disadvantaged groups. And I don't think you are the last one, buddy.
@webadict Centrist dems didn't budge on gaza before an important election. Trans Issues will also be ignored Also gavin Newson:"CA Gov Gavin Newsom "Completely Aligns" With Charlie Kirk On Trans Issues In Podcast"
One of the top candidates for presidency agreed with Charlie Kirk.
BTW about lying: ALMOST 90% is already a lie.
"Three-quarters (75%) of voting eligible trans respondents (adult U.S. citizens) reported that they had voted in the 2020 presidential election." Not even for dems
I suppose being pedantic that I obviously meant trans people who voted doesn't matter because I don't think you give a shit, especially because that 75% voting is higher than the general populace, but okay. Where's the stats on their voting record? Do you... Do you not want to link those because I'm right?
@Benaresh @webadict Javier Milei next? And then there's the current US administration...!
@tompearce49 @webadict One can only hope. I for my part couldn't wipe the grin off my face for a week at least.
@Benaresh @webadict
RICHTIG GUT.😍😍😍
@IngridAusOL @webadict Schön wenn Demokratie funktioniert wie sie sollte, oder?
Wünschte wir würden das selbe bei uns mit dem AFD Verbotsverfahren anstoßen.
@Benaresh @webadict
Das wünsche ich uns auch 💪✊💪
How long did it take Müller to break silence, Garland to charge?
Mueller (that's his name, btws, he's not German) is probably a bad person to use, mostly because he was a Republican, but also because I'm not sure which silence you mean: The Clinton emails or like, the rampant corruption from Trump? Because those are both unrelated to charges being brought forth, since the email thing was still being investigated for more than a year afterward, and the Mueller Report took a couple years? Garland (who was also a Republican) also took years. These are all multi-year long investigations, you need to bring up something faster, buddy.
As I said elsewhere, it's extremely relevant as policy needs to be viewed as a continuum.
And you didn't use a continuum. You used two examples. Where are the other examples in America that show this? Can we look at how long Watergate took? That seems a pretty resounding example because it took years for that one too.
This is why the United States public sits by with handwringing and zero action. Every admin since Nixon has been to the right of Nixon. Socially left and economically right is just right with a few concessions. They fragment, lie, white/pink/green/rainbow/sanewash our history, our education, our politics, our economy, our personalities, our health, our lives so that people think they are very clever and pay attention to garbage they shouldn't, and view things to which we should give heavy attention via a fragmentary lens. And this is why fascism will win, here
Eta: the continuum is all over Lemmy, if you cba
Hm, that is a pretty self-defeating attitude, and it kinda infers that instead of debating online that you should be out there fighting the system. I kinda agree with you, so I think your efforts are better off elsewhere.
If you want, I agree that it shouldn't be like that. So, I will just concede the argument, because I would rather we do better together than have you think that I like it that way or something. Is that fair?
It's self defeating on you, not me. Yeah as soon as I recover from a serious injury for which I am somewhere in between paperwork and approval, I'll be back out there.
I mean, I did just concede the argument, so I guess that's true. Regardless, I'll still be out there with you.
I look forward to it.
@webadict ‘Fatal Mistake’: Democrats Blame DOJ As Trump Escapes Accountability For Jan. 6
“Merrick Garland wasted a year,” Rep. Jerrold Nadler said ahead of the fourth anniversary of the 2021 Capitol riot.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/january-6-doj-trump/_n/_67783f7ce4b0f0fdb7b19d36