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Re:Peter Thiel To Join Trump Transition Team by rayiner on Thursday November 10, 2016 @10:24PM (#12927359)
Also, there is the fact that Trump isn't Pinochet. At this stage, he's not even Bill Clinton (pushed the party hard to the right, locked up hundreds of thousands of poor black people to court skittish suburbanites). He'll get there but he's a pure virgin soul compared to pretty much any modern President besides Carter.
Re:Peter Thiel To Join Trump Transition Team by pcwalton on Friday November 11, 2016 @10:12PM (#12936396)
> locked up hundreds of thousands of poor black people to court skittish suburbanites

That's an utterly meaningless comparison. Bill Clinton was a governor with terrible policies concerning minorities [1], while Donald Trump was a real estate mogul with terrible policies concerning minorities. The fact that their different leadership positions meant that Trump could harm a statistically fewer number of people means exactly nothing.

"Didn't lock up any black people" isn't exactly an achievement for someone who hasn't served in government.

[1]: I agree with you that Bill Clinton deserves to be held completely accountable for his actions as Arkansas governor.

Re:Peter Thiel To Join Trump Transition Team by rayiner on Friday November 11, 2016 @10:30PM (#12936451)
> "Didn't lock up any black people" isn't exactly an achievement for someone who hasn't served in government.

If you are talking about the cosmic tally of bad deeds, opportunity isn't relevant.

Re:Peter Thiel To Join Trump Transition Team by pcwalton on Friday November 11, 2016 @10:47PM (#12936495)
The cosmic tally of bad deeds is exactly what's irrelevant.
Re:Peter Thiel To Join Trump Transition Team by tptacek on Friday November 11, 2016 @09:16PM (#12936197)
Give it a few months.
Re:Peter Thiel To Join Trump Transition Team by rayiner on Friday November 11, 2016 @10:33PM (#12936454)
I have no doubt Giuliani will reverse even the half-assed[1] attempts at criminal justice reform that Obama has attempted.

[1] Calling it "half-assed" doesn't even do it justice because the measures are far less than half of what's needed.

Re:Peter Thiel To Join Trump Transition Team by tptacek on Friday November 11, 2016 @11:41PM (#12936643)
The sad thing is, had any other GOP candidate besides Cruz won, sentencing reform would be on the docket.
Re:Peter Thiel To Join Trump Transition Team by selimthegrim on Saturday November 12, 2016 @10:52AM (#12938419)
Let's not forget Christie railroading the Fort Dix "terrorists"