I have little to no faith in the Western 'justice' system. But my objection is the automatic assumption that the verdict that he did not like, proves that this particular trial was unfair.
100% agree.
I don't believe that the ideologies they espouse bear any relationship to what they actually believe. They are a tool for power, not something they actually believe in...
I get what your saying, but I don't think it's as intentional as "a tool for power". I think the mentality here is much more scatter-shot and revolves first and foremost around the individual's image of themselves as "one of the good ones".
I believe this is why you see these ideologues (for lack of a better term) jumping so sporadically from protecting 'X' at all costs, to protecting 'Y' at all costs, to protecting 'Z', etc.
It all seems so much like an American high-school movie, where everything ultimately comes down to the moods and machinations of some mean-girl clique. Except instead of douche-bag teenagers it's judges, police, politicians, and journalists.
100% agree.
I get what your saying, but I don't think it's as intentional as "a tool for power". I think the mentality here is much more scatter-shot and revolves first and foremost around the individual's image of themselves as "one of the good ones".
I believe this is why you see these ideologues (for lack of a better term) jumping so sporadically from protecting 'X' at all costs, to protecting 'Y' at all costs, to protecting 'Z', etc.
It all seems so much like an American high-school movie, where everything ultimately comes down to the moods and machinations of some mean-girl clique. Except instead of douche-bag teenagers it's judges, police, politicians, and journalists.