• InevitableSwing [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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    I was already tired of “legal expert” in headlines around 2018 because I was on Reddit all the time then and such posts were a r/politics staple. The articles were effectively clickbait because they were only the opinion of one person. But the headlines were copy-and-paste acceptable for that sub’s rules. The clickbait might get 10+K upvotes while a far more sober but accurate and factual article about the situation might get 300 upvotes.

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    I think I went to r/politics once this year for a couple minutes. I just made another visit. A similarly titled article is at ~3K.

    Donald Trump “may not outlast” Epstein files scandal: Legal analyst (newsweek.com)

    It’s the fifth most popular article. Of the top five - four have “Epstein” in the title. In fact - when I scrolled down I saw it was crazy. The entire homepage is Epstein city. Libs are going to be so sad and frustrated when all of this comes to naught.

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      I don’t think libs will care. They’ll tut about it, do nothing, whine about it over brunch, and then get back to ignoring their material reality

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        My favorite comment from Trump 1.0 happened when I was arguing with a lib for the nth time. I realized I should have simply stopped talking 2 if not 3 comments before. I wasn’t going to convince them of my POV and vice versa.

        So - I’m being an idiot. Again. Somebody is wrong on the net. So what! I’ll end the convo on a form of detente and a positive note. I said that maybe Trump will have a massive heart attack and die and we’ll be rid of him. Their reply really surprised me. They said they absolutely did not want that! They wanted Trump to go on trial and be held accountable!

        I just had to laugh.

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          Unfortunately, 99.9% of war criminals won’t face accountability on this earth. I don’t believe in hell but…it’s nice to think about these ghouls in excruciating pain for eternity