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In reply to the discussion: Clinton Not Progressive Enough? Depends Upon What You Mean By Progressive [View all]Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)Leaving the biggest criminals alone because prosecuting them would be sooooo hard gives the appearance of a two tiered system of justice and leads to more cynicism regarding government.
Sure, if making the American people more cynical than they already are is your aim then leaving the banksters alone is a good plan.
I would think you would want actions that reduce the cynicism of the average person if you wanted them to feel favorable to their government. The average person knows if they screw up to any great extent they will be judged harshly indeed, the appearance of a class of people who suffer no judgement at all for deliberately fucking up the economy of the entire world can do nothing but turn people off to government because it makes government appear completely corrupt.