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kentuck

(113,860 posts)
Sun May 25, 2025, 07:06 PM Sunday

Ignorance, or "pretended" ignorance, of corruption is the same as aiding and abetting the corruption

Republicans are aiding and abetting the largest scale of corruption in our nation's history. Donald Trump has profited more from his corruption than all the other presidents combined. The entire goal of his presidency is to enrich himself as much as possible, using the office as the means to do so.

There is no precedent for the scale of corruption we are now witnessing.

Republicans just smile and turn the other way or just change the subject. All the people that were put in positions of oversight or to investigate have been fired and replaced by sycophants of Donald Trump. The corruption is unbridled. It is nothing our Founders could have envisioned when they wrote our Constitution.

What can be done? Wait until the next election? But if they can corrupt everything else, why can they not also corrupt the next election?

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Ignorance, or "pretended" ignorance, of corruption is the same as aiding and abetting the corruption (Original Post) kentuck Sunday OP
Of course... FalloutShelter Sunday #1
Most R's are part of the Trump Crime Syndicate. Irish_Dem Sunday #2
How do we get people to understand that? kentuck Sunday #3
This is a good question. Irish_Dem Sunday #4
They're ignoring corruption because they're getting the policies important to them. surfered Sunday #5
Yes. One of my obsessions is the pattern that has been established yellow dahlia Sunday #6

FalloutShelter

(13,365 posts)
1. Of course...
Sun May 25, 2025, 07:11 PM
Sunday

It’s called looking the other way.

Krasnov is running a criminal cartel and this is a heist.

kentuck

(113,860 posts)
3. How do we get people to understand that?
Sun May 25, 2025, 07:51 PM
Sunday

Or has the majority grown so cynical that they now believe and support the "Syndicate"?

Irish_Dem

(70,097 posts)
4. This is a good question.
Sun May 25, 2025, 08:38 PM
Sunday

I am not sure we know how bad the situation is.
How widespread and ingrained is the immortality?

People who have lived in Russia or worked with Russians describe the Russia people
as exhibiting a great deal of sociopathy. Cheating, lying, manipulating the system and each
other is standard behavior.

Is this where the US is headed?

Our current leadership is firmly entrenched in psychopath behavior.
And it is shifting down to the American people.
People who cheer and enjoy cruelty and brutality.
Who have helped Trump gain and maintain power.

I think moral leadership is one answer.
Perhaps the Dems should make this an issue.
What is morality, what is decent responsible behavior, etc.


surfered

(6,979 posts)
5. They're ignoring corruption because they're getting the policies important to them.
Sun May 25, 2025, 09:15 PM
Sunday

They literally screamed about Hunter Biden, but Trump is doing 1,000 times worse and……..crickets.

yellow dahlia

(2,446 posts)
6. Yes. One of my obsessions is the pattern that has been established
Sun May 25, 2025, 10:41 PM
Sunday

with regards to rigged elections. I think the reason the RepubliCONS are acting like they are not worried about the midterms is because they are not worried about the next election(s).

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