This is because they don't believe fairness and equality are possible.
Their goal is to solidify their power and maintain a hierarchy with themselves on top.
With the cynicism of those who don't believe goodness exists, they think all people are interested only in power.
Their goal is to solidify their power and maintain a hierarchy with themselves on top.
With the cynicism of those who don't believe goodness exists, they think all people are interested only in power.
https://twitter.com/MuellerSheWrote/status/1363267906956533760
Cynicism has been on my mind lately because (1) it's a hallmark of fascism, (2) it's a characteristic of those with authoritarian personalities, and (3) I've seen it lately on left-leaning Twitter.
How?
How?
Like this: "Nothing will happen to X because the system sucks and is unfair and rich people never face consequences."
There are people who have dedicated their lives to reforming the criminal justice system.
The system is better than it was 30 years ago. . .
There are people who have dedicated their lives to reforming the criminal justice system.
The system is better than it was 30 years ago. . .
. . .and a heck of a lot better than 100 years ago.
If enough people put in the effort, it can improve more.
Will it ever be perfect? No, because democratic institutions are run by human beings and there are too many forces working against people who striving for fairness.
If enough people put in the effort, it can improve more.
Will it ever be perfect? No, because democratic institutions are run by human beings and there are too many forces working against people who striving for fairness.
I did not realize until it happened that I was about to have a rant 🤣
I have another bone to pick. This kind of statement: If X doesn't happen it means rule of law is meaningless and doesn't exist.
Rule of law will never be perfect . . .
I have another bone to pick. This kind of statement: If X doesn't happen it means rule of law is meaningless and doesn't exist.
Rule of law will never be perfect . . .
Rule of law is a system of government that relies on law as the source of authority (instead of the whim of a king or the rule of oligarchs).
As long as law is the source of authority, there is rule of law.
If rule of law is not applied perfectly . . . .
As long as law is the source of authority, there is rule of law.
If rule of law is not applied perfectly . . . .
. . . it doesn't mean rule of law doesn't exist, it means that it is not applied perfectly because perfection is an ideal we strive toward.
I'll take a screenshot so I don't pick on anyone (I love you all, even if I pick on you)
If you think the last 4 years were bad, let me tell you about the 1930s when police routinely beat confessions out of innocent Black men.
How about the 1950s. . .
If you think the last 4 years were bad, let me tell you about the 1930s when police routinely beat confessions out of innocent Black men.
How about the 1950s. . .
. . . when you could, under the law, be denied a public education because of the color of your skin?
How about the 1960s when a woman could be fired for getting pregnant?
I'm not saying the last 4 years were a picnic.
They were hell.
I'm saying that for the past . . .
How about the 1960s when a woman could be fired for getting pregnant?
I'm not saying the last 4 years were a picnic.
They were hell.
I'm saying that for the past . . .
. . . 40 years, I think fair-minded and people have been lulled into a kind of complacency.
I just recorded under-6 minute videos on this subject today.
I just recorded under-6 minute videos on this subject today.
https://twitter.com/Teri_Kanefield/status/1363241360241741824
I totally understand.
This is why history is so important. It teaches us what is possible and offers a perspective.
Also, I know I seem old, but I wasn't around during the 1930s either 🤣
Also, don't be cynical.
Just don't. Hold on to ideals.
This is why history is so important. It teaches us what is possible and offers a perspective.
Also, I know I seem old, but I wasn't around during the 1930s either 🤣
Also, don't be cynical.
Just don't. Hold on to ideals.
https://twitter.com/DeinosPro/status/1363282439028662273
I once spent an entire flight trying to persuade a young man (a liberal) that the entire system doesn't suck.
Our institutions (an independent judiciary, prosecutorial independence) will never work perfectly, but they're better than any alternatives.
Our institutions (an independent judiciary, prosecutorial independence) will never work perfectly, but they're better than any alternatives.
https://twitter.com/jetreve/status/1363284548579176454
One goal of Russian active measures was to undermine confidence in American institutions because when enough people lose confidence in them, they fail.
That's why our heroes tell us things like this ⤵️
That's why our heroes tell us things like this ⤵️
https://twitter.com/kaaawababy/status/1363285653031583751
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