points by alsetmusic 2 days ago | 0 comments
We’ll be reading about the crimes of dodge for years, similar to secrets of the CIA coming out in the 1970s. Wish politicians in US weren’t so spineless about going after them.
[–] DaSHacka 2 days ago
[–] Arwill 2 days ago
Its the curse of the two-party system. Politicians are not risking splitting from their party, because that would mean the end of their political career.
[–] LorenPechtel 2 days ago
I don't know why you're being downvoted. What they pulled in gutting the government was far worse than anything the CIA has done.
[–] pjc50 2 days ago
The whole episode gave me the distinct feeling that the US had finally become a true Latin American country: it had a caudillo appointed by the CIA.
[–] analognoise 2 days ago
Hopefully the midterms results in massive investigations of Trump and everyone in his orbit, but if we get “we all need to come together” faux-centrism I wouldn’t be surprised.
We need to fully destroy the notion the DOJ isn’t independent, and make a number of changes that bring us back to having a modern country.
I know their tendancy to have wiring faults could certainly stand to be improved but jeez, that's a bit harsh