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Corruption Moves at the Speed of Light
While Justice Moves at the Speed of Bureaucracy
Watching the US system of government go through a slow descent into madness has been like watching a car crash. I can’t look away. I watch too much MSNBC and had to give up on CNN because I can’t take all the yelling. For the record, I’m Canadian. Our government is not perfect but it’s consistent and reliable, and, at its best, very dull. I seriously do not understand how Americans can appoint anybody they want to cabinet positions. Canadian cabinet officials are elected officials, although I gather there is no legal requirement for this to be the case.
I know MSNBC is biased. They let guests or “analysts” get away with saying all kinds of biased stuff that goes unchallenged. However, the hosts usually have to stick to things that are verifiable. I feel that if they tell me that Trump lied X times during the State of the Union, that Trump lied X times during the State of the Union.
I can rely on that, at least. Plus I read the international news online obsessively (BBC, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, etc.). and triangulation is worth the effort to see if major outlets are reporting the same basic facts. And they are.
