>The authorities would love to preserve the illusion that everyone is equal,
>and that the rich and >well connected have no special advantage over the
>masses.
The "rotten apple" dodge ie only a few apples are rotten, implying the rest of the barrel's ok.
>Though people on the left often cheer the prosecution of insider trading
>(which, remember, is something Stewart isn't even accused of), there's
>nothing particularly progressive about preserving the illusion of Wall
>Street's fairness.
You sure that's what they're cheering, Wall Street's "progressive" character? Not something more visceral like one more capitalist bastard going down in flames, eaten by his/her own system (not that that'll do much, one way or the other).
>It is, therefore, in the interests of both individual justice and political
>clarity that Martha be found innocent.
Considering there's so little substantial evidence for or against her, she'll probably never get justice (whether she's really innocent or not), and she might even know that.
What do you mean by political clarity? What will be made clear?
Todd
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