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Perhaps, if all the 1000 people surrounding him are bad people. But that assumes a degree of corruption and graft that is rather extreme....and I assume that back in Jimmy Carter's day there were also ethical public servants who could have provided different interpretations.
I'm just a bit amazed by how easily we can craft explanations to…
Perhaps, if all the 1000 people surrounding him are bad people. But that assumes a degree of corruption and graft that is rather extreme....and I assume that back in Jimmy Carter's day there were also ethical public servants who could have provided different interpretations.
I'm just a bit amazed by how easily we can craft explanations to let people in positions of power and responsibility off the hook.
Nor am I convinced that your example of solutions that don't work is a good one. Our solar panels work fine...but we do need to figure out a fix for snow on the roof. Apparantly, newer panels have little heaters included that can melt that snow...........
But we all should understand by now that the worship of Mammon creates bad situations.............where American political leaders can end up saying on national television that the starvation of half a million children was 'worth it"........whatever Worth means, in a situation like that.
I think we need to face the sad fact that the American Empire is itself the Evil Empire in many cases. That doesn't let American politicians, including the 'commander in chief' off the ethical hook.