• DandomRude@lemmy.world
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    10 hours ago

    Yes, even I, as a European, have the impression that the US system has become so infiltrated by criminals that it has itself become a significant part of the problem. I mean, it couldn’t be any more obvious when even a constitutional judge like Clarence Thomas no longer has to be ashamed of his open corruption – and that’s been the case for decades, if we’re being honest.

    I would say that this corrupt system is what makes organized crime possible in the first place. This system is broken beyond repair because it not only fails to fulfill its function, but actually achieves the opposite - so imo: it cannot be repaired from within.

    Specifically, with a functioning legal system, an obvious criminal like Trump would never have become president, because he would have been in prison for decades. Instead, he is now president and is exploiting the legal system for his crimes.