I give it 30 minutes in the morning while trying to wake-up with my coffee and catch-up on here. It’s been very subtle but you can see that they are more open to allow a Trump narrative, garnering a bigger audience.I don’t consume enough US media to know with any level of scientific certainty, but CNN in the last two years has gone hugely downhill in my estimations. How can people forget that car crash New Hampshire town hall where they got Trump on air to signal boost all of his lies about Carroll and the election being stolen, without challenging him on any of it. I’ve seen some highly questionable “positioning” from them since they were bought out, especially on matters relating to Trump and the Hunter Biden laptop guff.
I used to think of it as one of those “enlightened liberal capitalist” style publications, like the FT. No doubt a lot of their writers and editors are still of that ilk. But there is definitely some goings on at the management level trying to force this “both sides” nonsense, which is an ostensibly right wing position when the right wing candidate is the one committing 90+ felony offences.
It says to me that the US is becoming more insular and nationalistic, reminding them of the post war and Reagan era. The young, who seem quite socialist, are just cut down.Absolutely fucking mental this power mad **** is even in with a shout.
Has there ever been a civil war essentially fought between different generations?It says to me that the US is becoming more insular and nationalistic, reminding them of the post war and Reagan era. The young, who seem quite socialist, are just cut down.
Would/Could that happen here?
There‘s always been a difference of opinion, it’s the generational thing, but out-and-out, that‘s what is feels like in the US.Has there ever been a civil war essentially fought between different generations?
Id argue the two periods are not comparable. There was a much more ethical and much less partisan Congress. The Congress that confirmed the loons that Trump nominated comprised a lot of Reps that are wholly under his sway. This MAGA nonsense had disciples in Congress that would never have gone against his wishes. Those hearings with Kavanaugh were embarrassing, yet he still ended up on the court.He didn’t appoint them. He nominated them and Congress confirmed them. Same as Nixon did three of the the justices who were on the bench for US vs Nixon (and voted against him).
No, there is a body which I think is called the judicial appointments commission.I cant remember who sits on it, but other members of the bar and some politicians are there. It was set up in response to complaints that the judges and senior counsel that did the work previously only ever appointed white men. So now we have, mirabile dictu, female and ethnic minority judges too! It used to work on the “Buggins turn” principle but it is a bit more disciplined these days. Their deliberations, recommendations are still kept under wraps and appointments are made by the Lord Chancellor, who is a member of the cabinet appointed by the PM, and the Justice Secretary.I thought the monarch and PM together appointed judges with NO electoral oversight/consequences.
i appreciate the explanation though I am a little confused how politics are 100 percent eliminated from this system and how is it is 100 percent guaranteed to never be influenced let alone co-opted by bad actors.No, there is a body which I think is called the judicial appointments commission.I cant remember who sits on it, but other members of the bar and some politicians are there. It was set up in response to complaints that the judges and senior counsel that did the work previously only ever appointed white men. So now we have, mirabile dictu, female and ethnic minority judges too! It used to work on the “Buggins turn” principle but it is a bit more disciplined these days. Their deliberations, recommendations are still kept under wraps and appointments are made by the Lord Chancellor, who is a member of the cabinet appointed by the PM, and the Justice Secretary.
It is not easy to find senior full time judges because the pay is a fraction of what they earn as senior counsel.
Where The sovereign has a role, it is merely formal and he must act in accordance with the advice of ministers. This is the case for all instances of the Royal prerogative. The sovereign reigns, but does not rule.
PS Ha, I have just thought, the sovereign, of course, does not have sovereignty, that is reserved for Parliament. We fought a Civil war, invited in a Dutch king, and passed a Bill of Rights to ensure that was the case.
So then it’s not so much the system, but the people in it that’s the problem?Id argue the two periods are not comparable. There was a much more ethical and much less partisan Congress. The Congress that confirmed the loons that Trump nominated comprised a lot of Reps that are wholly under his sway. This MAGA nonsense had disciples in Congress that would never have gone against his wishes. Those hearings with Kavanaugh were embarrassing, yet he still ended up on the court.
No system can eliminate it, it can only try to.i appreciate the explanation though I am a little confused how politics are 100 percent eliminated from this system and how is it is 100 percent guaranteed to never be influenced let alone co-opted by bad actors.