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[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 44 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (7 children)

Then what will be the consequences? I don't give a fuck that these people are breaking the law if nothing is going to be DONE about it. I want a headline that says Trump and his cronies are to be prosecuted. Not might be! ARE! and I want the trial to happen quickly, not be dragged out for four years, by which time America has irreversibly descendended into fascism!

[–] bigfondue@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Disbarred and indicted is a very real possibility for a Trump associated lawyer. I lost count how many times that happened

[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

And off to Fox News to be a pundit, still making millions of dollars per year.

[–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Trump and his cronies need to be removed from the office, not prosecuted. Not because a part of the population strongly disagrees with his policies, but simply because he has been blatantly disregarding the constitution. And if you think "only the supreme court can decide if that's true" I'm sorry but you're wrong, you only need a brain. You don't need a conviction to know that he is a paedophile and has something weird going on with Putin, you just need your eyes and ears. The epstein files have now been released, clearly implicating him, yet people still seem to be waiting for "the official thing" and crying about the redactions. I understand that he "allegedly" is an Epstein associate until he's convicted, but dear Americans please remember that being found guilty of something is not the same as being guilty of something. You can be one without the other. You can be reasonably certain someone did something based on the evidence you've seen. Judges are not superhuman, and especially if they're complicit, how can you rely on them to stop the injustice?

This really is not a call for violence. I do not care how you stop Trump from hurting the USA and the rest of the world, but it does need to happen, and You The People are the only ones who can make it happen. It is your duty and your right to resist tyranny, isn't it? I hope new "political" figures can rise soon and accomplish that with nothing but charisma and a spine, but at the very least, please stop being so defeatist towards the lack of consequences.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I'm not sure if this is directed at me specifically or the American people but 1) I'm not American and 2) I'm not being defeatist, I'm demanding something be done to change things just like you are. Before the people can do something, they need to recognize that the government isn't going to do anything to stop this

[–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

No this is not directed to you at all, just seemed like a good space to vent :)

I just hope Americans can find hope and love for each other again, and really be the "beacon of liberty" they purport to be.

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Get involved in your community. Learn who runs your town, your county, your school district, your state.

Find out who represents what, spend a few hours a week reading and sharing info on local/neighborhood social media, volunteer if you really have the time and drive to make changes. Even just hold a yard sale and get to know your neighbors if you live in that kind of environment.

The reason nobody is paying attention to the law is we stopped paying attention to the people who are supposed to uphold it. We only tune in every 4 years when the circus comes to town, meanwhile the entire fetid clownshow is propped up on a foundation of local representatives and judges and boards of people who largely run uncontested or are installed by companies, not groups of people.

They are leveraging our short attention spans to vote in people who will favor corporate interests over law, and those corporations? they will work harder to erode our attention even further. We can fix this, but it has to start at home.

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Democrats will make a big theater about and proceed to not do anything when they have power.

[–] OCATMBBL@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago (2 children)

"It's time to come together and heal as a nation. Now is not the time for retribution."

[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 days ago

Accountability is what we want. Retribution is what they see it as because they don't believe they're doing anything wrong.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago

And then in 30 years, Stephen Miller is elected president

[–] Flickerby@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Prosecuted by who? Themselves? We're in a fascist state lol, anyone who thinks anyone is going to be legitimately prosecuted is living in a fantasy world.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

I know they aren't, my comment was an expression of anger about lack of consequences

consequences? what's that?

[–] Rhoeri@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

There won’t be consequences.