I would guess that the fraction of Americans who believe that our system of justice is broken runs north of 9/10. But many people tie our system of justice to whatever political party happens to be in power at the time.
I ran into an old friend the other day who is furious that Joe and Hunter Biden haven’t been prosecuted for taking bribes from the Ukrainian energy company Burisma. I pointed out that a former FBI informant who fabricated a story about their accepting bribes that became central to Republicans’ impeachment effort was sentenced to six years in prison.
She laughed and said, “Just wait until the new Justice Department takes shape under Trump.” Her point is that Trump will make sure that Biden, and especially political rivals who called for him to be prosecuted for his crimes are punished.
Whether she knew it or not, her point is that the present-day United States has lost its sense of fairness and honesty.
To the point made at left:
1) There are plenty of Trump voters who regret their votes. If that weren’t the case, it would be impossible to explain Trump’s cratering approval ratings. Now, how many of these folks base their regret on the price of groceries, or the fact that trump continues to reveal himself as a criminal sociopath is impossible to know.
2) More important is the truth revealed in this quote from the immortal Carl Sagan:
“One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It’s simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we’ve been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.”
https://www.2greenenergy.com/2026/01/14/trump-supporters-105/
This is an exercise in trying to solve a problem that doesn’t exist, simply to muster support for Trump from our country’s meanest and least educated people.
I don’t see why not. Let’s look at a few of his accomplishments over the last year:
• Illegally invaded Venezuela for its oil.
• Appears ready to invade and annex Greenland.
• Detains and deports people without due process.
• Pardons felons who support him financially and/or politically. Several violent Jan 6. convicts have already committed new crimes.
• Condones excessive use of force common among ICE officers, who are coming after immigrants, U.S. citizens, and protestors.
• Tells Cuba to “make a deal before it’s too late.”
Earlier, Trump orchestrated the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Is this all to distract our attention from the Epstein files? Probably.
in any case, all in all, this “president of peace” things seems a bit iffy.
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