Well, maybe. Just letting bygones be bygones would be an extreme display of weakness from the left and would further embolden the right. Citizens earlier inclined to fight the good fight might fall into apathy. On the other hand, acquittal -- however frustrating -- might be seen as proof that our system is rotten to the core and serve a…
Well, maybe. Just letting bygones be bygones would be an extreme display of weakness from the left and would further embolden the right. Citizens earlier inclined to fight the good fight might fall into apathy. On the other hand, acquittal -- however frustrating -- might be seen as proof that our system is rotten to the core and serve as a wake-up call for folks thus far unable to imagine --or at least take seriously -- the idea of an America governed by a dictator.. Either outcome would play into the hands of the GOP and be disastrous.
For some reason I am reminded of the American officer in Vietnam who in 1968 reportedly commented on a recent battle, saying, " We had to destroy the village in order to save it." Seven years later the war ended.
Well, maybe. Just letting bygones be bygones would be an extreme display of weakness from the left and would further embolden the right. Citizens earlier inclined to fight the good fight might fall into apathy. On the other hand, acquittal -- however frustrating -- might be seen as proof that our system is rotten to the core and serve as a wake-up call for folks thus far unable to imagine --or at least take seriously -- the idea of an America governed by a dictator.. Either outcome would play into the hands of the GOP and be disastrous.
Interesting argument, I think we have a frying pan and fire situation and the only positive outcome would be conviction and removal of the source.
For some reason I am reminded of the American officer in Vietnam who in 1968 reportedly commented on a recent battle, saying, " We had to destroy the village in order to save it." Seven years later the war ended.
Or, from a different perspective, creative destruction, the prelude to rebuilding and improvement as long as the goal is positive.
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And they’re not bygones. They’re just a prelude unless we nip it in the bud.