Submission statement: In this piece, Jamelle Bouie reflects upon the elite impunity that has been allowed to flourish, and often celebrated, in the United States, bringing up the illustrative examples of Jefferson Davis, and Richard Nixon. Then he turns to January 6th (the current date, and date of the publication of this article), and Trump’s impunity and eventual reward despite nearly overthrowing the constitutional order, such that “… we would often rather look the other way than contend with what it means for presidents and other high officials to break their oaths and turn their power against the republic.” Jamelle refers to these events as an apotheosis of this tendency in the United States, which has “… encouraged, tolerated and reward the most selfish and antisocial behaviors imaginable, at least among a certain class of person”.
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Submission statement: In this piece, Jamelle Bouie reflects upon the elite impunity that has been allowed to flourish, and often celebrated, in the United States, bringing up the illustrative examples of Jefferson Davis, and Richard Nixon. Then he turns to January 6th (the current date, and date of the publication of this article), and Trump’s impunity and eventual reward despite nearly overthrowing the constitutional order, such that “… we would often rather look the other way than contend with what it means for presidents and other high officials to break their oaths and turn their power against the republic.” Jamelle refers to these events as an apotheosis of this tendency in the United States, which has “… encouraged, tolerated and reward the most selfish and antisocial behaviors imaginable, at least among a certain class of person”.
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