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Roderick Balenda

Roderick Balenda

An inviting blogger| Writer| Frenchman| Congolese| Atheist| Air hockey player| Motivator| Pragmatic Conservative| Based in Bordeaux

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Jan. 6th, 2021: Insurrectionists Are Terrorists.

A message to Todd Blanche:** Stop making excuses for your felon boss, whom you defended in court. You are enabling moral depravity.

5 min readAug 31, 2026

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**A Time of Moral Reckoning**

History will remember our era as one of grave moral reckoning. As the world faces existential threats from growing authoritarianism, corruption, and the normalization of white-collar crime, we cannot afford to look away. The sacrifices made by those who fought for justice and freedom eight decades ago are being disrespected by leaders who believe themselves above the law — and by those who enable them.

Today, we see a disturbing pattern: leaders enriching themselves while granting pardons to white-collar fraudsters, and agencies like ICE abusing the very people they are sworn to protect. Across the Western world, right-wing authoritarians are rising — undermining democracy, justice, and the rule of law. The destabilization of our world is not inevitable, but it will persist if we remain silent.

**The Trump-Putin Axis of Betrayal**

Donald Trump stands as a symbol of this collapse in values — a man whose record is littered with criminality, fraud, sexual abuse, and open…

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Roderick Balenda
Roderick Balenda

Written by Roderick Balenda

An inviting blogger| Writer| Frenchman| Congolese| Atheist| Air hockey player| Motivator| Pragmatic Conservative| Based in Bordeaux