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they could literally target any politician in america and do this same BS successfully
Not if the politician doesn't take bribes?
Like I'm not saying they don't target black "progressive" mayors more (lol they did the same to the mayor of my city years ago), but the mayors are taking the bribes.
And Jackson is so deeply mismanaged that the feds had to take over their water system a couple years back because they were failing to deliver safe water to the residents, and in a state capitol no less. The issues were lack of maintenance and inefficient spending. I think the feds are figuring out that the rot is coming from the top.
the fact that you don't recognize that this matches the million other times in the past they have used these exact excuses to enact a right wing racist agenda for seizing power is incredibly disheartening.
I get that the FBI has done a lot of fucked up things but Jackson is a poorly run shit hole and a mayor, whatever their qualifications,who accepts bribes from power is a symptom of that problem.
We'll see as the case occurs in court I guess.
everybody does this. it's how campaigns fundraise.
I see the NYT is now cracking down on using the internet archive to read their articles.
You think developers aren't offering bribes? This is sound police work.
fuck off.