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pat_k

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19. I like to think we do justice, not retribution.
Mon Oct 13, 2025, 04:07 PM
20 hrs ago

But when we finally get our country back, every member of the regime who abused their office and betrayed and inflicted unimaginable harm on the people who call this nation home must face justice.

When the time comes, there must be prosecutions. We must not allow our electeds to pull another "let's just move on and make sure it doesn't happen again" bullshit, as when Obama refused to prosecute those who committed war crimes in our name.

And not like the refusal to prosecute Bush 1 for his complicity in Iran contra...

And so many other times leaders have refused to bring perpetrators to account and just "make sure it doesn't happen again." (The collapse of the world economy due to mortgage fraud comes to mind.)

Without accountability -- complete accountability -- the crimes against us just keep happening. And just keep getting worse.

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