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[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 50 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Why is Biden's DoJ doing Trump's job for him? Let Trump's people be the ones to dismiss the investigations because of political bias.

Don't shoot yourself in the foot because you think the other guy will shoot your foot.

[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You are familiar with the DNC, yes? You must be because you just described every decision they've made for the last 20 years.

[–] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Never underestimate the DNC's ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 2 points 3 days ago

Biden's DoJ is not the DNC. That's one of the things about the DoJ that decent people expect.

[–] Allonzee@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

The DNC is fine with Republicans being in power. Neoliberals and Fascists agree on the most important thing: Economic growth for the owners comes first, then they bicker about how to or if to address the social issue symptoms of that crony market capitalist economy for 4 years.

Neither party would be so civil if a democratic socialist administration or better was about to take power. That would be a bipartisan emergency both sides would use every second to undermine before the fact.

Don't worry though, neither of our two power sharing parties that matter would ever let that get close to occurring. The DNC/RNC would have too much to lose. They need eachother to point at when the owners need to turn the screws on their exploitation livestock while convincing many of them that their party tried to stop it.

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 59 points 3 days ago (1 children)

God.Dammit.

Well our legal system is fucking done I guess.

[–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 25 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It's been done for a minute now

[–] Maiq@lemy.lol 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Not entirely sure we ever had one.

[–] minnow@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

Oh, we definitely have a legal system. It's used against poor people every day.

It's a justice system that we've never had.

[–] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 29 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Further portents of the Bronzer Age collapse.

Also caused or accelerated by the C people.

[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Listen here you little shit..

That was actually a pretty good one.