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Explain Like I'm Five

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[โ€“] Wildmimic@anarchist.nexus 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I wouldn't discount the possibility of whistleblowers. Even in Nazi Germany there were people who needed time to follow their conscience - those who only comply out of fear of personal consequences might still find the courage to do what is right.

[โ€“] foodandart@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 day ago

I'm thinking it's likely to happen once a point has been reached that the Trump Administration is distracted and/or weak enough that a whistleblower can come forwards and do so without ending up in a Federal prison. It's not going to happen anytime soon, but once the cracks in the administration get too large to paint over..