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Bettie

(19,704 posts)
2. I thought that W was stupid and led by
Thu Feb 20, 2025, 01:14 PM
Feb 2025

people who were not good people.

I never thought he wanted us all dead. I never thought he wanted to utterly destroy our entire nation.

He was a terrible president, but I'd go back to him in a second over what is coming now.

Jilly_in_VA

(14,371 posts)
5. Amen, sister!
Thu Feb 20, 2025, 01:18 PM
Feb 2025

I felt the same way. I felt like Cheney was really president and Shrub was just a figurehead, but I didn't think they wanted to destroy democracy.

Ocelot II

(130,538 posts)
3. He was. Trump is worse.
Thu Feb 20, 2025, 01:15 PM
Feb 2025

There were at least a few lines W wouldn't cross. Trump doesn't have any at all.

 

brush

(61,033 posts)
10. Yep, trump is worse by a magnitude of 100.
Thu Feb 20, 2025, 01:33 PM
Feb 2025

And W was stupid, as is trump, but even W's evil VP Cheney doesn't come close to Nazi-saluting Musk and his gang of teenager doing mass firings.

LeftinOH

(5,648 posts)
9. That's when & why I joined DU -- to seek others who opposed W's nonsense.
Thu Feb 20, 2025, 01:32 PM
Feb 2025

Social media was in its infancy then, and DU was all many of us had.

Initech

(108,783 posts)
11. Same. I've been opposing W and Fox News before it was cool.
Thu Feb 20, 2025, 01:34 PM
Feb 2025

Fuck Fox, they unleashed this nightmare on us.

 

Carlitos Brigante

(26,848 posts)
12. Just because ebola is worse than malaria doesn't mean malaria is "good". Let's not forget that
Thu Feb 20, 2025, 01:37 PM
Feb 2025

whole "unitary executive" bullshit that gave us our first actual dictator.

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