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not fooled

(6,678 posts)
18. To digress a little into a local level
Tue Mar 31, 2026, 02:51 PM
14 hrs ago

I used to live in a town in SW AZ that was run by a local kakistocracy of old families and grifting politicians. The government was immensely corrupt. The citizenry was ignorant, apathetic, and cowed by fear of local government and law enforcement. There was no effective local media to explain to the populace what was going on. The system of controlling families, government, and law enforcement was a closed system that was basically impervious to change through e.g. electoral politics. The result was an ugly patchwork of irresponsible development, sketchy services, and lack of public accountability, so the locals suffered because of the corrupt politics.

My point is that there was literally no way to change or improve the situation without outside intervention. The FBI would have been the logical choice to come in, investigate, and try to clean up the mess. But, when the FBI is directed away from combating corruption, there is literally no way to improve things. That's where we are now. Trump's Amerikkka.

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K&R spanone 20 hrs ago #1
Congress should look into this. Kid Berwyn 20 hrs ago #2
WHAT ????? popsdenver 14 hrs ago #12
No. I mean Congress should investigate DoJ dropping 23,000 criminal cases. Kid Berwyn 14 hrs ago #15
Sorry, popsdenver 10 hrs ago #24
that's really not true about Dems with a majority bigtree 8 hrs ago #27
Keep the criminals on the street where you can keep an eye on them bucolic_frolic 20 hrs ago #3
As the economy tanks Johonny 20 hrs ago #4
DURec leftstreet 20 hrs ago #5
Deport working people, minding their own business, and let the criminals go free. sinkingfeeling 20 hrs ago #6
They were probably clearing the caseload in preparation for all of the expected political prosecutions. ChicagoTeamster 17 hrs ago #7
Political Persecutions groundloop 15 hrs ago #9
to go after Democrats on trumped up charges samsingh 16 hrs ago #8
GOP is the party of Law & Order. But it's only a performance, like the show on the teevee. No substance.nt Exp 15 hrs ago #10
And then initiated more than that number to go after immigrants. Ironic since Trump family name was Drumpf. nt Evolve Dammit 15 hrs ago #11
That is how she did it here in Florida Oppaloopa 14 hrs ago #13
This kind of incompetenced that's riddled Farmer-Rick 14 hrs ago #14
The Grifter Regime Icanthinkformyself 14 hrs ago #16
That's a lot of work... lame54 14 hrs ago #17
To digress a little into a local level not fooled 14 hrs ago #18
Of course! White collar criminals are Trump's people. Initech 13 hrs ago #19
It's simple: If the perp is white and votes R, they won't prosecute ... FakeNoose 13 hrs ago #20
Tough on crime. Sure. n/t SpankMe 12 hrs ago #21
The GOP is soft on crime. nt City Lights 11 hrs ago #22
Huge story, potentially scandalous and corrupt. She will be pardoned of course, but story should be pursued. nt wiggs 11 hrs ago #23
If the prosecutions were underway, there must be court records that state attorneys general could get pat_k 9 hrs ago #25
No criminal left behind. travelingthrulife 9 hrs ago #26
Of course they did. They are incompetent, unprofessional, and focused solely on retribution against Trump's critics. Martin68 7 hrs ago #28
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