Government show trials, comparable to those in the Soviet Union, have happened before our eyes and can happen again. They serve the purpose of populist politicians.
Under the Obama administration, a few months back, Congress organized a union chase after Toyota, which is non-union, in a huge show trial with the cameras and the finger pointing. No suggestions were made that confused victims sometimes stepped on gas pedals instead of brakes, which jammed sensitive equipment. And occasionally high-tech equipment went bad.
The government and union conflict-of-interest with its ownership of competing General Motors and Chrysler, of course had nothing to do with this extravaganza showcase.
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