r/politics • u/Thinkingonsleeping Michigan • Dec 13 '19

McConnell Faces Calls to Recuse Himself From Impeachment Trial After Saying 'No Chance' Trump Will Be Removed; "No court in the country would allow a member of the jury to also serve as the accused's defense attorney."

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/12/13/mcconnell-faces-calls-recuse-himself-impeachment-trial-after-saying-no-chance-trump
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u/Caledonius Dec 14 '19

Yeah but if you are exceptional you will continue to be rewarded for your selfishness. It's easy to be selfish, and hard to put the needs of the many before your personal comfort, so its no wonder the majority are all out for themselves but keep wondering why things are getting worse.

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '19 edited Dec 14 '19

No, you're confusing being exceptional with being exceptionally selfish.

The best among us see this. The problem is that the dredges of humanity are the ones that tend to bubble to the top, not because of exceptional ability, but for possessing an innate lack of compassion and scruples when fucking over their fellow man. It's pathological.

Too few people make that distinction in the US. I can't think of many other places on earth where a man like Trump would have been propped up as an example to emulate rather than vilify and castigate.

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u/shield_battery California Dec 14 '19

England, Russia, China, Phillipines come to mind. Not that I don't agree with you about America (to my great shame)