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28. Your question about the OP's opinion of Garland is, as always, a parlor trick and a distraction

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It makes absolutely no difference if the OP or anyone else thinks that--in your words--"Garland is an Institutionalist," "Garland is being blackmailed," Garland is being bribed," or "Garland is being threatened," because none of those is relevant. You are reframing your opponent's opinion for your own convenience.

Beyond that, you and others of similar mind LOVE to draw dubiously justified inferences and then howl about these as if they were stated explicitly by the OP. And the punchline is that you really seem to think that no one can spot this obvious tactic!

The issue is that Trump has faced no criminal consequences for acts committed over years, while countless other bottom-level "criminals" are "brought to justice" with great dispatch. The OP is simply pointing this out, rightly noting that our esteemed legal system bends over backwards to accommodate the wealthy and powerful.

If you're inclined at this point to ask if I've spoken with Garland, as you have asked before, spare me. That question is another attempt at distraction.

If you're inclined at this point to Gish-gallop me with a laundry list of wealthy criminals who've been punished, spare me. That ploy is another attempt at distraction.


When Trump is indicted, most of these objections will go away. Until Trump is indicted, all of these objections are natural and understandable and legitimate, even if you and others of similar mind can't possibly bear a differing viewpoint.