▲ 366 ▼ As Trump warms to Putin, U.S. halts offensive cyber operations against Moscow (www.detroitnews.com) submitted 1 year ago by irreticent@lemmy.zip to c/news@lemmy.world 28 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 13 points 1 year ago (1 child) I need to look up the word "treason" again. This seems to match up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago (1 child) It doesn't matter unless someone actually acts against him. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 2 points 1 year ago It matters, but you're right. The system is broken to allow him to do what he wishes with no consequences legally. The ones in power who could do anything, if there's anything left, are complacent for whatever their reasons. The public can't do anything legally, and many voted for this anyway. So what's left? Rhetorical, we know what's left, it's happened in history before. Is there enough to drive people to some form of action? "All experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed." It's still true, and I don't think we're at a point where people feel like they're in a corner yet. At least not most people, and not the ones who can still act - which are probably limited since so many are in a place where doing anything much will destroy their lives. But again to the quote, we're been there before, and people finally make that choice. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago (1 child) It doesn't matter unless someone actually acts against him. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 2 points 1 year ago It matters, but you're right. The system is broken to allow him to do what he wishes with no consequences legally. The ones in power who could do anything, if there's anything left, are complacent for whatever their reasons. The public can't do anything legally, and many voted for this anyway. So what's left? Rhetorical, we know what's left, it's happened in history before. Is there enough to drive people to some form of action? "All experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed." It's still true, and I don't think we're at a point where people feel like they're in a corner yet. At least not most people, and not the ones who can still act - which are probably limited since so many are in a place where doing anything much will destroy their lives. But again to the quote, we're been there before, and people finally make that choice. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 2 points 1 year ago It matters, but you're right. The system is broken to allow him to do what he wishes with no consequences legally. The ones in power who could do anything, if there's anything left, are complacent for whatever their reasons. The public can't do anything legally, and many voted for this anyway. So what's left? Rhetorical, we know what's left, it's happened in history before. Is there enough to drive people to some form of action? "All experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed." It's still true, and I don't think we're at a point where people feel like they're in a corner yet. At least not most people, and not the ones who can still act - which are probably limited since so many are in a place where doing anything much will destroy their lives. But again to the quote, we're been there before, and people finally make that choice. permalink fedilink source parent