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[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 30 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Another display of just how stupid the American people are

Government does something obviously and blatantly controversial and the American people just take it and the corporate media just sweep it under the rug

This isn't a problem with the government ... it's a problem with the entire nation

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

Theres a lot of protests going on. Only the Rubepublicans are still smiling, and not even all of them anymore.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

It’s willful ignorance for at least half the electorate. They think they are fooling everyone, but they’re just lying to themselves.

[–] sndmn@lemmy.ca 19 points 4 days ago

Like everything else they do - incompetently.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

Is it ironic this is coming from the NYT?

Some of trumps most important supporters?

[–] Nightwingdragon@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

To be completely fair, this is hardly anything new or limited to the Trump administration. Our entire society, especially at the political, corporate, and legal levels, is built around using semantics to escape accountability, avoid responsibility, and downplay everything. I guarantee you that any administration caught in this kind of scandal would be hiding behind a team of lawyers using as many semantics as possible to avoid taking responsibility.

This is merely the end result of a society that grossly encourages deflecting responsibility for virtually anything.

[–] WuceBrillis@lemm.ee 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Does someone have a link with no pay wall?