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The swamp overfloweth. How do we cure the intractable corruption of Trump and his administration? Will the nation be worth a fragment of what it was once we do?

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What is happening in the US now has happened in other developing countries in the past.

The US will be paying for this for decades. For reference, in the Philippines, the effects of the Marcos regime still resonate some 50+ years later, and the changes imposed by it (and the corruption as a consequence of it) have solidified and have become normalized up to the present day. There is no going back.

Sites like these that bury articles like this sure aren't helping. What our administration is doing is beyond just political, it's immoral, dangerous, and plain old fascism. This submission will be flagged within the hour.

It's already been flagged and un-flagged. I'm sure that will keep happening.

Unflaggers generally cannot win. The flagging kills vote momentum and when it reemerges unflagged, it's already dropped from the front page and from the new list, its only chances for revival.

I still see it on the New list.

It's on the front page.

1. It's flagged not because it isn't true, but because that's not what HN is for.

2. Increasing the visibility of articles like this anywhere, but especially on HN, is unlikely to change anyone's mind. At this point, I don't think anyone is going to change their opinion about the current administration no matter what.

3. There are more effective ways to mobilize voters.

Edit: typo

>Will the nation be worth a fragment of what it was

America was worth something during Biden's days?

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