It's a mistake to think that Kavanaugh was some independent person whose loyalties were only recently purchased by this shady windfall. Kavanaugh was practically grown in a lab by the Federalists, trained in the art of weaponized illogic, taught that the proper goal of…
It's a mistake to think that Kavanaugh was some independent person whose loyalties were only recently purchased by this shady windfall. Kavanaugh was practically grown in a lab by the Federalists, trained in the art of weaponized illogic, taught that the proper goal of the law is to entrench the power of wealthy predators.
Imagine a child going to school on picture day with some messy chocolate smeared on his chin. His mother wipes the chocolate off before the picture is taken so he looks his best. Then bystanders say: "foul play! that kid will do whatever that lady wants *because* she cleaned his chin!" That objection fundamentally confuses the nature of the relationship between the actors, and thus wildly misinterprets the significance of the act. The truth is that the child's loyalty runs deep, and the cleaning-up was not a bribe, but one effort to pave the child's way.
Kav was grown in a lab by Charles Koch's cabal of rich predators. Some dark-money villain paid all his debts, not to curry favor as a wannabe client, but to clear the path for their vassal. As a patron would. Kav's loyalties did not change one iota: he was already committed to subverting the rule of law, and undermining the public good as an impediment to private profit.
> did somebody buy a Supreme Court Judge?
No. It's far worse than that.
It's a mistake to think that Kavanaugh was some independent person whose loyalties were only recently purchased by this shady windfall. Kavanaugh was practically grown in a lab by the Federalists, trained in the art of weaponized illogic, taught that the proper goal of the law is to entrench the power of wealthy predators.
Imagine a child going to school on picture day with some messy chocolate smeared on his chin. His mother wipes the chocolate off before the picture is taken so he looks his best. Then bystanders say: "foul play! that kid will do whatever that lady wants *because* she cleaned his chin!" That objection fundamentally confuses the nature of the relationship between the actors, and thus wildly misinterprets the significance of the act. The truth is that the child's loyalty runs deep, and the cleaning-up was not a bribe, but one effort to pave the child's way.
Kav was grown in a lab by Charles Koch's cabal of rich predators. Some dark-money villain paid all his debts, not to curry favor as a wannabe client, but to clear the path for their vassal. As a patron would. Kav's loyalties did not change one iota: he was already committed to subverting the rule of law, and undermining the public good as an impediment to private profit.