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by mmooss 525 days ago
'X has been happening for a long time' is an old tactic to hide bad things behind some undefined excuse of inevitability, and discourage any action. Corruption has been happening for a long time, but that doesn't mean it can't get much worse or, through our action, much better.

What does it even mean? What does it matter if it's been 'going on for a long time'?

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It means that it’s not “upcoming” but already here.