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‘Nail It’: Trump Riddled With Mockery After Saying ‘a Criminal is a Criminal And Stays a Criminal’ at Minnesota Rally

https://dailyboulder.com/nail-it-trump-riddled-with-mockery-after-claiming-a-criminal-is-a-criminal-and-stays-a-criminal-at-minnesota-rally/

Donald Trump, the first former U.S. president ever convicted on 34 felony counts, faced a torrent of scorn and ridicule after he declared, “A criminal is a criminal, they generally stay a criminal,” during a rally in St. Cloud, Minnesota on Saturday.

‘Nail It’: Trump Riddled With Mockery After Saying ‘a Criminal is a Criminal And Stays a Criminal’ at Minnesota Rally

Alternative headline: Trump finally tells the truth about something.

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I fully agree with this statement. You are correct. That said, I am starting to believe that maybe it's something to do with culture overall. It's hard to explain, but as an American I feel we tend to focus heavily on reward, as opposed to risk versus reward. That blind spot is what I think makes us too stupid to get it right. Like, we think about risk but we're so constantly enticed by excess (reward) that the risk doesn't register the way reward does. Poverty is a factor (there are dozens of factors) but if we're poor, the reward is stability. If we're middle class, the reward is wealth. If we're wealthy, the reward is status. No matter what there's another reward. We tend to view crimes committed by the poor as more scummy or punishable because the reward isn't generally that great, and it hurts another person directly. To that person who has nothing, $1000 would be seen as life changing. To a person who makes 70-80k, $1000 is not worth the charges. Where a crime committed by a wealthy business owner for hundreds of thousands or millions is seen as just a man being competitive and aggressive (to achieve what we all really want deep down), so is met with a slap on the wrist. It's a lot to talk about. Too much for an internet comment. Our system is trash for sure, but I just can't shake the feeling that it's a bigger issue that needs addressing.

‘Nail It’: Trump Riddled With Mockery After Saying ‘a Criminal is a Criminal And Stays a Criminal’ at Minnesota Rally

‘Nail It’: Trump Riddled With Mockery After Saying ‘a Criminal is a Criminal And Stays a Criminal’ at Minnesota Rally

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