There aren't really any consequences for doing evil in politics anymore.
Persecuted an illegal war that destabilized an entire region, killed millions of people and made the world a generally more unsafe place? Speaking tour, book deals, millionaire, oft referred to guru of the liberal movement.
Abandoned all your principles in a minority government, did nothing to prevent austerity, destroyed the credibility of your party for years to come? Nice job at Facebook.
Turned an internal party power move into a referendum that will go down as an all time horrific mistake, actively harming the lively-hoods of thousands, inflamed anti-migrant, racist rhetoric and violence? Disappear off into a comfortable life and never answer for your crimes.
Made "kill the poor" a centerpiece of your party policy for over decade, shockingly killing tens of thousands of poor people, forsaking the worst off regions of your country utterly and being a legendarily awful politician that alienates your allies? No doubt you too can retire to some consultancy too.
No shame, no fear of consequences, nothing. Just kill, strip mine, destroy with impunity. As long as you were on top for any period of time, you too can build a network of croneys, hacks, frauds that can all give capital access to the teat of government funding and the ear of those now in power.
But a milkshake is violence. Remember that.
