In an earlier post I made the point that more than 90% of the January 6th insurrectionists who are serving prison sentences were sent away for assaulting police officers, but that Trump is referring to them as “hostages,” and promising to pardon them if he is elected.
So, in essence, the concept is: everyone who breaks the law deserves to be punished except for a) those who attack law enforcement personally at the direction of a former president, and b) the former president himself, who has complete immunity from criminal prosecution, regardless of the nature and severity of the crime he committed.
Does the word “hypocrisy” come to mind?
The cartoon here by Dan Piraro speaks nicely to that as well.
Unfortunately, there are tens of millions of morons who believe hateful garage like this.
The average 10-year-old can understand that we can BOTH protect our citizens while obeying the U.S. Constitution and international law when it comes to treating the undocumented legally and humanely.
Again, this is what is called the logical fallacy of the “false dichotomy.” Only idiots believe we have to choose one over the other.
I would say that the regulations on energy (and transportation) companies should be sufficient to put pressure on them to phase out fossil fuels and decarbonize in favor of renewables and nuclear.
A Reader Asks: Should Energy Companies be Held Liable for Climate Change?
One might think that being surrounded by experts would be eutopia, but it’s not everything it’s cracked up to be.
At left is an expression of what life in the United States has become over the last decade, which differs greatly from the experiences of those in the rest of the world.
Trump supporters have, at various times, been experts in macroeconomics, epidemiology, and above all, climate science.
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