To me, by far the most appalling thing about this whole Steve Bannon situation is that he has been convicted of felonies, pardoned, convicted (and sentenced?) for another felony obstructing congress, and is under investigation or indictment at the state level for the crimes he was pardoned for, yet the man still roams free as can be with no constraints or limits on his ability to stir up coups on the internet. The coup attempt in Brazil is also a failure of our own justice system to hold people accountable. Simply, they are taking too long- it's been 2 years, and we've now had another election wherein the coup planners have been re-elected and put in more prominent power but yet have not been held accountable for what they did in 2020. This only encourages this kind of behavior at home and abroad.
Accountability is the order of the day. You don't reward bullies or give a three year old a cookie when they throw a temper tantrum. Whether is staying woke or waking up, let's do it NOW.
You'll be glad to know that the Department of Justice has announced a new investigation this morning! Into Biden's handling of classified materials, naturally. They are totally on it!
I do however think some of this can be chalked up to a legal system ill equipped to deal with the technology of social media. The First Amendment is being strained to a place that I am not sure even the most prescient soothsayer could have predicted.
Spot on. How the ticking clock was ignored is unconscionable. Much of the good work is about to be undone and plunge is further into the abyss. Bannon and co are anarchists and will get what they want.
To me, by far the most appalling thing about this whole Steve Bannon situation is that he has been convicted of felonies, pardoned, convicted (and sentenced?) for another felony obstructing congress, and is under investigation or indictment at the state level for the crimes he was pardoned for, yet the man still roams free as can be with no constraints or limits on his ability to stir up coups on the internet. The coup attempt in Brazil is also a failure of our own justice system to hold people accountable. Simply, they are taking too long- it's been 2 years, and we've now had another election wherein the coup planners have been re-elected and put in more prominent power but yet have not been held accountable for what they did in 2020. This only encourages this kind of behavior at home and abroad.
It's because we don't live in a fascist country. I'm not disagreeing with you, the guy is a menace, but we don't silence people we don't like.
I’m not suggest we “silence” him because we don’t like him. I’m asking why he hasn’t been sent to prison for the felony he’s been convicted of.
That's what I meant. I know you meant prison.
Accountability is the order of the day. You don't reward bullies or give a three year old a cookie when they throw a temper tantrum. Whether is staying woke or waking up, let's do it NOW.
You'll be glad to know that the Department of Justice has announced a new investigation this morning! Into Biden's handling of classified materials, naturally. They are totally on it!
Completely agree.
I do however think some of this can be chalked up to a legal system ill equipped to deal with the technology of social media. The First Amendment is being strained to a place that I am not sure even the most prescient soothsayer could have predicted.
I believe the shark has been jumped.
Spot on. How the ticking clock was ignored is unconscionable. Much of the good work is about to be undone and plunge is further into the abyss. Bannon and co are anarchists and will get what they want.