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by people who've worked with them for years. We hear it again and again. I remember reading an evaluation that they fall into 3 general types, but only remember two.
Undoubtedly some were always clever villains. After General John Kelly repeatedly and unnecessarily libeled a Democratic congresswoman, I suspect that may be a huge clue as to how a ruthless man of bad character rose past intense competition in the military. Only to reveal glimpses of his hidden self to the world in the Trump White House.
I'm guessing Barr's one of those. Some are strongly believed to be outright sociopaths by professionals, without conscience.
And then there are those who themselves believed they were people of good character and principles. They'd previously operated within systems with integrity largely built into them, where going along to get along for the most part required adhering to principles-based rules and procedures developed over the life of our nation. When those rules and mores were replaced with an intensely corrupt environment and new ways to go along in the Trump administration, these did.
Much the same had already occurred in the Republican Party and governments across the nation over the past couple decades, as principled and opinionated conservatives were purged and replaced with people unencumbered by strength of character or principle. Mostly followers only posturing as leaders. They go along with betrayal, cruelty, massive deception, theft of a nations wealth, and a rare one speaks up -- briefly -- on leaving electoral politics.
Someone just estimated that 30 Republican senators would vote to impeach if they could only do it anonymously. This while they support a president believed to be passing national security information to Russia and perhaps others and children cry hopelessly in warehouses converted to prisons.
We need to pay far more attention to the character of the people we elect. Starting, of course, with the people on our own ballots. When candidates show and tell us what they are, we need to believe them.
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