Mainstream Media Discovers Corruption, Ignores Its Deep Roots
The article laments how Trump's pardons benefit the 'wealthy executives and powerful public figures.' A valid concern, certainly. But where was this profound indignation when politicians in both parties, for decades, have been 'pardoning' corporate criminals through lax regulations, sweetheart deals, and revolving-door lobbying that ensures their benefactors' interests are always served? Perhaps
corruption needs 'normalizing' because it's been the operating system all along, just without the reality-TV flair. When Senator Smith (D-NY) votes for subsidies benefiting a corporation that donated $500,000 to his Super PAC, isn't that just a pre-emptive pardon? The only difference is the paperwork; the outcome is the same: the powerful escape accountability, and the public pays the price. The
Independent's focus on Trump's indiscretions, while ignoring the systemic rot, merely recasts a foundational issue as a singular bad actor's problem. Convenient, that.