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Jaybeee -> RE: A rant about dignity and those who don't deserve it. (12/9/2010 1:18:31 AM)
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ORIGINAL: DarkSteven
One of the many things that pisses me off about the haves versus the have-nots is their profound sense of injury if their dignity is affronted. Examples:
1. The nation's bankers commit fraud. Documents are falsified to make borrowers eligible when they shouldn't have been, appraisals are fraudulent, the resulting mortgage-backed securities are falsely stated to be AAA investments, and the criminals behind it all give themselves massive bonuses. The house of cards collapses, and the companies are handed massive government bailouts. To punish them, the CEOs are chewed out by Congress.
2. President Nixon is overseeing the government when some of his underlings bug the DNC. His office resists the subsequent criminal investigation, and introduces the unprecedented concept of "executive privilege" to obstruct justice. Evidence is clearly tampered with. He is pressured to resign from office and pardoned because he had "suffered enough".
3. President Clinton commits perjury. He is impeached.
4. Charles Rangel is censured. That means he is told that he is a naughty boy in front of his peers. This is his punishment for misuse of funds and tax evasion.
You get the idea. These are people that would be subject to criminal charges if they were everyday citizens like you or I. Because they are the high and mighty, they get public criticism instead of jail terms and fines.
Okay, I feel better now. A little.
Steve, while I see and largely agree with the point you're trying to make, "Dignity" isn't at issue or at stake here. Do the wealthy and powerful use it as a pretext to win court cases? No doubt. Have they stopped throwing parties amongst themselves when they've been accused of a I crime? Doubtful in the extreme.
I'd also add that there are plenty of Bernie Madoff's and Mike Tyson's who did the crime, and did the time.
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