It is a mistake to think that corrupt practices and cronyism is just a feature of recent times. Not to be black pilling but there is no sudden recent fall from grace.

It's a mistake to think it was just as bad when the government was smaller.

So yes, there has been a fall from grace.

After 9/11 these orgs are more powerful than ever before.

The Patriot Act happened

The Patriot act is part of what's causing all the fuckery with the banks now

I felt the same way about Regan handing out stinger missiles to the Mujahadeen in Afganistan. Sow the wind and reap the whirlwind.

where they're playing these political games.

Yeah, but the difference is because congress is now full of cowards the president can sign executive orders and do that kind of shit out of channel.

That's one thing that never gets brought up, people like to talk about what Obama did, but Trump has just expanded everything Obama was doing in that regard.

@Catboi agreed. The more complex the system becomes the less amenable it is to rectification by people of good faith and a sense of wanting to keep the system as reputable as possible.

One way the Uniparty likes to keep folks gaslight and riled up with partisan fury. Constantly ginning up the extremes and obscuring corruption. Americans can seem to see an issue without going back to the last administration on the opposition team and blaming everything on them. That said we dodged a bullet with Clinton. Even us foreigners weighed in on social media to try to stop Hillary in 2016.

Drives me nuts when people talk about politicians.

I heard people today celebrating Stone's sentencing.

I wanted to say, "So if people can get in trouble for lying to congress and in congressional comittees does that mean we can put them all in prison for life too?"

Stone is just a functionary?

After his lies the first couple times, they let the Zucc go without even taking the oath.

Shit is so transparently just political.

They never go after people for lying.

They lack of due process is trully banana republic tier stuff.

is John Brennan going to get life in prison?

It's such an abortion of justice, and fairness.

Clapper? Can we throw him in prison too?

so many people we know for a fact perjured themselves, but nothing was done.

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Good talking to you guys! Cheers and take care.

get out of here you EU person

This is a place for real patriots 🔫

Down Under THX !! ;-)

well g'night yah cunt

have a right bobbydazzler of a night

Haha ... we don't all talk like that... see ya Mate !

@all don’t forget to brush your teeth

thanks I just did

Very interesting about David Asimov. That certainly got memoryholed. Certainly one law for the average schlub and another one for those with connections.

Haha watching the stream now and at 4:05 Blonde visibly and audibly forces back a retch. She preeegnant.

I'm so happy.

You might think so but I couldn't possibly comment ;-)

Of course, of course, it's mere speculation.

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