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In reply to the discussion: THE OPPORTUNITY COSTS OF CONSPIRACY THEORIES ABOUT MERRICK GARLAND [View all]MineralMan
(150,498 posts)He didn't put Trump in prison, so it must have been some sort of conspiracy. That's the logic or illogic in use by some.
Meanwhile, we got a nasty majority in the SCOTUS, which threw a huge monkey wrench into the works. Trump did that, not Garland.
It's incredibly difficult to prosecute a POTUS, as we've all seen. We never had to do that before, and there wasn't a clear path to it. So, it didn't happen in time to prevent him from running again. And then, he won that office again...in part due to some of us shifting our blame from one place to another and losing sight of the real target.
So, now, we're facing some rocky roads ahead. Very rocky. And, if things go as they usually do, we'll keep making the mistake of blaming the wrong people for that, too.
We run the risk of never getting control of government again. The primary blame is on Trump and his enablers. But, there's plenty of blame to go around. A mirror would also be useful in spotting potential blamees, I think.