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This is not a charitable framing. The President is empowered to pardon people unilaterally and we elected Joe Biden to that office. It's not because "fuck you", it's by the power we chose to vest in him.
I think the urge to revenge or shame is understandable, but unproductive.
What's more, compared to 2016 there are now scores more independent journalists that have far more integrity. Building is harder than tearing down, but it's also more durable.
Please explain why, because that feels like a thought terminating cliche to me. A journalist who can't be shamed is a short story writer.
The consequences of anger are graver than their causes.
In particular, I think the only viable long term strategy is to create a dependable and trustworthy media ecosystem. That can't be done purely out of anger or spite for the existing media. Otherwise they'll just continue lying.
Even today, the partial emergence of a real press is forcing legacy media into admitting more of the truth.
I don't think this is true. I think the old media will be outcompeted by new independent media, and there will be a rotation. This is already happening in large part.
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