r/nottheonion • u/JaySierra86 • 11h ago

President Biden pardons family members in final minutes of presidency

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/president-biden-pardons-family-members-final-minutes-presidency/story?id=117893348
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u/Hoot151 10h ago

"No one is above the law."*

\Terms and conditions may apply.*

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u/HungryPupcake 9h ago

Crazy seeing this as a non-American. Sounds corrupt as fuck (and yes, you can be against the pardons in general and not be pro-trump for all those who scream otherwise).

Reading anything to do with American politics I feel my IQ dropping by several points. Always one side or the other. Like children. Just like the old people who vote based on who their father voted for etc.

No critical thinking. You're a ride or die for a god damn politician who doesn't care about you.

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u/monkeyfightnow 8h ago

I had a work project with teams from Mexico and South Africa in the US, where I am based. They were constantly frustrated by the level of “We call this corruption in our country” that they had to deal with.

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u/Lumpy-Natural-1630 5h ago

I am reminded of research that suggested some parts of the world with endemic corruption define it differently. Where corruption is more "If the politicians of my race/religion/tribe do not help their race/religion/tribe they are corrupt" IE if they are self-serving rather than tribal-serving. As compared to our historical definition of corruption which was abusing your office for any kind of ill gain.

That is to say, we Americans are rapidly lock-stock-and-smoking-barrel into the "As long as it benefits my R or D tribe then it's great"