i'm not super optimistic about the future of the country.
https://twitter.com/normative/status/1345928403912970240
Agree with this. But recognizing that Trump only felt imboldened to do so because of tribalism, it would be unwise for Biden to pursue criminal charges. I don’t think he’ll do it, but IMO Biden should pardon Trump for treason as his first presidential act.
The reason to be worried about the country is that we long ago allowed, no required, government officials to do what's politically convenient instead of what's right. We have a sitting president on tape trying to convince someone who is tasked directly with protecting our democracy, you can make the claim that's worse than literal murder. We have this and not only do we have people willing to allow the president to get away with this, but there are enough citizens who don't care enough about this and who will excuse turning a blind eye because grabbing for every bit of power is more important than anything else.
That willingness to do anything and everything to snatch up every bit of power available is exactly why we are where we are right now. Ignoring this because it's politically expedient is an endorsement for escalating this criminal behavior. Don't you think it has to stop at some point?
Americans pretending to care about democracy is laughable, sad, and infuriating. Capitalism has choked out a true democracy.