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This is some serious unprecedented bullshit. Especially when their charge was money laundering. Basically he is making money laundering legal. Go ahead and break the law. Trump will pardon you...

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[-] Pudutr0n@feddit.cl 63 points 3 weeks ago

Your democracy is falling apart because of it is an empire in late decadence. Its systems of checks and balances are collapsing.

The world is getting more war friendly because as dominant empires fall apart internally, nations want to do stuff they weren't allowed to when the big bad empire had more control.

This is all part of the natural life cycle of empires. Best case scenario is they fizzle out with protection from another empire, like Great Britain did. Worst case scenario is really bad.

Expect to see more of this kind of thing in the future. Might be a good time to consider going somewhere else, cause things could get really ugly. These problems are terminal and at this point it doesn't really matter who gets elected. It'll keep falling apart. I say this with sadness. My country also got screwed by the USA, but if it hadn't it would have been some other empire. Such is the life of the small poor nation.

I'm sorry, but I think it's important to see this for what it is and to adapt.

[-] UsernameHere@lemy.lol 0 points 3 weeks ago

This is all part of the natural life cycle of empires. Best case scenario is they fizzle out with protection from another empire, like Great Britain did. Worst case scenario is really bad.

You’re saying Russia is invading Ukraine and China is getting ready to invade Taiwan because the US has less control because of decadence?

This is all part of the natural life cycle of empires. Best case scenario is they fizzle out with protection from another empire, like Great Britain did. Worst case scenario is really bad.

This isn’t even the first time in US history that they’ve become isolationist.

[-] Pudutr0n@feddit.cl 0 points 3 weeks ago
[-] StJohnMcCrae@slrpnk.net -1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Not a wild take at all. I'd bet money the guy you're replying to thinks America's evil is unique to it alone.

In reality, evil is just part of the human condition.

[-] motor_spirit@lemmy.world 22 points 3 weeks ago

just fascist tings

[-] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago

Kinda makes sense no? Corporations are people and are treated as such in courts.

[-] Botzo@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago

Well, except criminal court where sentencing is a joke because no human is held accountable.

Kill a bunch of people? That'll be a fine you pass on to your customers.

[-] alphahowler@lemm.ee 8 points 3 weeks ago

Let’s see if he’ll pardon Luigi Mangione or Edward Snowden. 😏

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