Yes, the U.S. has a history of letting its politicians get away with things in the name of “moving on” and forgiveness. I think 90% of our problems are rooted in the reality that we have allowed past sins against our Bill of Rights and Consitution to go without facing justice. Not revenge, but justice:
This total lack of accountability is precisely how we got here. Those in power should be held to a higher standard, not be given a free pass for corruption.
Obama was specifically referring to having no desire to prosecute W, Cheney, Rumsfeld, and Wolfowitz for their egregious war crimes and lying to the American people to begin a war for plundering oil in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Given OP’s context of subverting justice for the sake of moving on, I find it extremely relevant.
Interesting to work through the counterfactual on that. A lot of people seem to forget how the early Tea Party started. An awful lot of them pretended that they weren’t the same people supporting GWB all along.
So what happens if Obama does decide to prosecute members of the former admin? Does the Tea Party keep the ruse, or do they go to bat for them? How does that affect the outcome in the 2010 midterms?
Perhaps it would have made the Tea Party’s astroturfing more apparent to everyone.
Yes, the U.S. has a history of letting its politicians get away with things in the name of “moving on” and forgiveness. I think 90% of our problems are rooted in the reality that we have allowed past sins against our Bill of Rights and Consitution to go without facing justice. Not revenge, but justice:
-Obama
This total lack of accountability is precisely how we got here. Those in power should be held to a higher standard, not be given a free pass for corruption.
Is it fun to quote out of context? It seems risky if it suggests you didn’t understand what he was saying about navel-gazing.
Obama was specifically referring to having no desire to prosecute W, Cheney, Rumsfeld, and Wolfowitz for their egregious war crimes and lying to the American people to begin a war for plundering oil in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Given OP’s context of subverting justice for the sake of moving on, I find it extremely relevant.
Interesting to work through the counterfactual on that. A lot of people seem to forget how the early Tea Party started. An awful lot of them pretended that they weren’t the same people supporting GWB all along.
So what happens if Obama does decide to prosecute members of the former admin? Does the Tea Party keep the ruse, or do they go to bat for them? How does that affect the outcome in the 2010 midterms?
Perhaps it would have made the Tea Party’s astroturfing more apparent to everyone.
Which is why it has to end. IF the Dems ever regain power again, it will be imperative to crush MAGA, and purge it from society.
The US politicians have a history…
The people most often disagree with continuing this trend.
The US people put them there. They are the people’s representatives. The people can’t abdicate responsibility.
Yeah man. Because politicians are known for listening to what the people want when it’s in conflict with what the politician wants.
Then I’m not sure what you’re fighting to keep.