r/politics • u/Quirkie The Netherlands • 15d ago

Possible Paywall Jack Smith Found Proof Beyond “Reasonable Doubt” of Trump’s Guilt

https://newrepublic.com/post/215971/jack-smith-proof-beyond-reasonable-doubt-donald-trump-guilt
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u/IsaacBrock I voted 15d ago

Let’s make sure that we don’t make that same mistake again in 2029

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u/UpperApe 15d ago

Americans will definitely make the same mistake again lol

Despite all the bluster about "freedom" and "liberty" and "opportunity" and "togetherness", the only word that defines America (and has always defined America) is selfish.

From its conception to its collapse, that's all America is. They will never rise up.

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u/BackToWorkEdward 15d ago

Even worse - the bad guys actually set aside all the reasons that the 'good' guys insist Americans can't rise up(too vast, too wage-slaved, lack of social safety net, lack of healthcare) and did rise up that day. Many of them sacrificed their jobs and their futures and went to prison for taking action for their political beliefs, however idiotic and bad those beliefs are.

All the tired excuses the Left uses to explain why they "can't" just mobilize and storm the capitol by the tens of thousands in response to Trump's unforgivable, illegal actions were permanently proven to be bullshit on Jan 6 2021. The bad guys rose up; the other guys won't.

They just don't want it as much as the bad guys do.

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u/UpperApe 15d ago

I've talked about this a lot with other non-Americans. Americans just...don't seem to love their children.

I can't imagine any parent in the world that would give their children the future Americans currently are. You'd fight with everything you got legally. Hell you'd fight with everything you got illegally. You'd go to fucking prison fighting for your children. And not just their food and safety but their entire future.

But Americans just don't seem to give a shit.

The house is on fire and all they care about is serving their kids breakfast. Disposing of their daily responsibilities, and then just having fun. Children are commodities; they're just another experience to consume. Like a tv show or a vacation.

It is the strangest nation in human history. They have the power to fight back, but they'd rather enjoy themselves and pass a much much more difficult battle on to their children.

A battle their children will lose.

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u/Konman72 Oregon 15d ago

There's a reason the Boomers were referred to as "The Me Generation". They really only care about themselves. Even the "care" they have for their children is usually only as a reflection of themselves. They want successful children to show how good of a parent they were, but if their kid is miserable that doesn't really matter as long as they are outwardly "successful".

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u/IsaacBrock I voted 15d ago

I can’t speak for all Americans. However, I, the individual, will still continue to do everything I can in this fight.