I moved to Mastodon.socialNov 17, 2023

I want to follow up on the reason I see so much anger and cynicism.

(The anger isn't directed at me. It looks like this: "Trump is above the law! There is no accountability! The DOJ dragged its feet!")

There were some interesting comments about why I see so much of it.

I'll add another: People assume that I am liberal and in the same information bubble and therefore, I will agree with them when they repeat the current memes.

It's a group-think thing.

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Show threadMatt BlazeNov 17, 2023

@Teri_Kanefield I remember after January 6th people were confidently proclaiming that the rioters would get away with it and that the authorities would find every excuse not to prosecute. That never made sense to me. There were cops seriously injured and killed. Even the worst police departments investigate the hell out of *that*.

And in fact, there was an enormous investigation, with hundreds of convictions, often with serious jail time, with more in the pipeline. ...

Show threadMatt BlazeNov 17, 2023
@Teri_Kanefield As for Trump himself, it's grinding slowly, but it's clearly grinding on. It makes sense that prosecutors would be slow, cautious and deliberate with him. He's a former president and current candidate. But it was clearly a mistake for people to have confused slow and deliberate action with inaction.
Show threadMatt Blaze
@Teri_Kanefield Anyway, the fact that *you* of all people get shit about *this* of all things is just nutso.
Nov 17, 2023 at 11:32pmWeb