A very probable scenario, Barak. Punishment is for little fish. Big fish walk. Sooner or later, this must change. Not that it matters, but I will never accept it.
Your outrage is commendable, but this is not an outrageous situation; it's quite a mundane, run-of-the-mill, everyday one. All governments operate this way. They have to.
We are taught from toddlerhood that multiple moral standards are justified, and it becomes so thoroughly ingrained in us that it takes a significant effort over a long period of time even to
recognize the indoctrination, much less get rid of it.
For example:
If you do it, it's extortion; if the government does it, it's taxation.
If you do it, it's counterfeiting; if the government does it, it's quantitative easing.
If you do it, it's manslaughter or negligent homicide; if the government does it, it's collateral damage.
If you do it, it's first-degree aggravated murder; if the government does it, it's execution.
If you do it, it's sexual assault; if the government does it, it's airport security.
If you do it, it's kidnapping; if the government does it, it's imprisonment.
If you do it, it's indentured servitude; if the government does it, it's jury duty.
If you do it, it's bribery; if the government does it, it's subsidy.
If you do it, it's home invasion and possibly murder; if the government does it, it's Department Policy.
And the list goes on and on. We're taught to believe that the rules that apply to us not only
don't apply to those who wish to rule us, but
shouldn't apply to those who wish to rule us. Most of us continue to believe it our whole lives.
To tell the honest truth, the reason most people here are interested in Hillary's emails is not because of some outraged sense of moral justice, but because they're Republicans and Hillary is a Democrat and they're looking for a way to keep her from winning the election. If there weren't an election on, this whole scandal would be a non-issue, because we all understand that of course it's okay for government people to do things it's not okay for us mundanes to do. Why, the alternative would be...anarchy!
