It is Pellucidly Clear that I too am delusional about

[jaxexpat]

52. I really like your message, angrychair, but there's one problem. You write, "We are still a nation of laws."

We are a nation where those with great wealth and power can afford exceptional justice, even freedom from accountability for evident criminality. Whereas justice for those wrongfully convicted, such as an innocent death row inmate, is non-existent.

We are not a "nation of laws". We are a people whose regulations are crafted by and to accommodate those who fear liability for violation of those laws. We have procedures which, for a few bucks, are designed to delay, forestall and ultimately prevent the well-heeled guilty any cost for their crimes. We are consumers who have bought the crazy idea that an unregulated marketplace precludes the need for consumer protection. Our interests were long ago sold out by those who profit from the false narrative which says we have no need for truth in advertising or a fairness doctrine.

Our newest generation of voters see clearly that justice is never equal. It is plainly meted out differently for different peoples. I think they're so benumbed by the blatant and unchallenged hypocrisy they can't find the energy to even cast their own vote.

If we were ever a nation of laws, none such as Donald Trump would have ever visited, much less occupied, the oval office.