It's times like these that explaining life as a predestined path seems an appealing concept. It places things in the "beyond our control" realm where I find myself visiting now and then to cope with truly detestable events.
I expressed my fear in my last post of a Libby pardon. Guess what I find detestable today? Of course it's the Presidents decision to remove Libby's jail time. And I don't think the little political stutter-step is fooling anyone. At some point a full pardon is sure to follow.
How else than in a mindless stupor, accepting of all that is thrown your way could an ethical person accept this.
If you don't know the particulars then you probably don't care but, understand that of the people who do care, good and bad, many just confirmed their hunch that this is a rigged game. People around the world, from virtuous to scoundrel, just notched down their faith and trust in the U.S. Government.
Everyone looks to their leaders for proper conduct and because of the success of this country the world is interested in how that success was achieved. From an economic standpoint it's clear that an ethical society supports a good economy. If for no other reason countries know they must deal with corruption before a society can prosper at levels where all people can participate. Unfortunately most people now see the executive right to pardon as nothing more than legalized corruption.
So once again I find myself curious about those who don't care about such things. Maybe they're right. Maybe they have just written this government off and therefore are unaffected so the impact is so limited it really doesn't matter. But that sure seems like a strange place to be looking for a little hope now doesn't it.
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