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Denis M.'s avatar

I tried to make the case to MAGA friends recently that the DOJ is staffed by Republican and Democrat appointees. I said that my experience working with feds (DOD, DOJ, DOE -- in a technical field, but I worked with administrative and policy people) has been that the people working there are focused on doing their jobs well and honorably. They -- like thousands of judges, cops, attorneys, jurors, and others--are able to set aside personal politics and are concerned only with the job at hand. In fact, it is generally bad form to discuss politics. Those who cannot set aside personal politics are typically found out and treated appropriately.

Needless to say, this was utterly inconceivable to the Trumpy folks. It’s another example of their projection. Since *they* cannot view anything except through the lens of grievance and victimhood, nobody can. Their entire worldview DEPENDS on being victims and targeted by the deep state and other nefarious groups. Their entire position falls apart if they acknowledge the truth.

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Jack Greenshields's avatar

Come on man you live in the South you know ā€œvery polite personā€ actually means ā€œsome fuckin assholeā€ šŸ˜…

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