MAGAs claim they're being victimized by a two-tiered system of justice that protects liberals and persecutes conservatives -- even while powerful MAGAs are being shielded from the consequences of their actions. The rich and powerful have always gotten more protection than the little people, regardless of politics. What's happening now is…
MAGAs claim they're being victimized by a two-tiered system of justice that protects liberals and persecutes conservatives -- even while powerful MAGAs are being shielded from the consequences of their actions.
The rich and powerful have always gotten more protection than the little people, regardless of politics. What's happening now is something different.
A big portion of the public chose to believe that an amoral sociopath is a great crusader against corruption, and therefore whatever gets in his way is itself corrupt. Some acknowledged that Trump is no angel and then asserted that someone with his scorn for rules and norms was exactly what was needed to battle a corrupt "deep state" -- including institutions of law enforcement.
Naturally, Trump attracted people who liked his transgressiveness, while others probably revised their own moral code to accommodate his amorality, or simply took the view that the people they see as fighting in their cause should be granted moral indulgence.
Ordinary Trumpites aren't offended that J6 foot soldiers are being prosecuted while the instigators (so far) walk free. They're outraged that anyone in their camp is being held accountable by what they regard as a corrupt justice system -- because if it touches the Great Patriotic Swamp-Draiiner or his allies, then by definition it's corrupt.
MAGAs claim they're being victimized by a two-tiered system of justice that protects liberals and persecutes conservatives -- even while powerful MAGAs are being shielded from the consequences of their actions.
The rich and powerful have always gotten more protection than the little people, regardless of politics. What's happening now is something different.
A big portion of the public chose to believe that an amoral sociopath is a great crusader against corruption, and therefore whatever gets in his way is itself corrupt. Some acknowledged that Trump is no angel and then asserted that someone with his scorn for rules and norms was exactly what was needed to battle a corrupt "deep state" -- including institutions of law enforcement.
Naturally, Trump attracted people who liked his transgressiveness, while others probably revised their own moral code to accommodate his amorality, or simply took the view that the people they see as fighting in their cause should be granted moral indulgence.
Ordinary Trumpites aren't offended that J6 foot soldiers are being prosecuted while the instigators (so far) walk free. They're outraged that anyone in their camp is being held accountable by what they regard as a corrupt justice system -- because if it touches the Great Patriotic Swamp-Draiiner or his allies, then by definition it's corrupt.