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Related: About this forumSecret world Of Richard Nixon- having someone unstable in the White House
Like we have today, scary stuff
tomhagen
(3,604 posts)elmac
(4,642 posts)and ol Kissinger would tell him it will be done, then do nothing knowing the pres was wacky. He did this on several occasions. Scary stuff.
SergeStorms
(19,192 posts)and never knew Nixon was so mentally unstable! We knew he was morose and moody, but not to the extremes mentioned here. In the end, Nixon was a deeply flawed individual who never should have chosen a career in politics.
Now we have an even more flawed individual in office, another person who should never have been let near any position of power. Trump is the quintessential narcissist, who views the world and it's inhabitants only as they relate to him, with himself being at the very center of any interaction with them. Trump is a madman, and should be removed from office immediately. His ego will destroy our country, with only him standing in the center of the smoking ruins, unscathed. I believe that's the way he sees himself, as the "ultimate survivor" in his game of total domination and destruction.
elmac
(4,642 posts)and never knew he was either. I remember the Yom Kippur War breaking out and the teachers in the lounge of my school talking about US military going into alert. If they only knew how bad things really were.
apkhgp
(1,068 posts)For just Part One. I am not sire what is on Part Two, if it is anything like Part One then I think I have to be glad that I am still alive. Living through those days and not knowing how mentally unstable this guy was. He had his finger on the Nuclear button just like 45 does right now. I guess I am still scared right now.
bucolic_frolic
(43,123 posts)Richard Nixon was a wife-beater? On basically psychoactive medication? The press so covered his tracks too, or at least kept us unaware or were unaware themselves. He had some crooks around him, certainly, but the few dedicated long-term public servants carried us through. The elements of his narcissism are evident, in retrospect. Narcissism is a booming topic on YouTube - dozens of counselors and shrinks weighing in on the subject, the people one will encounter, mostly with no reference to Trump. The subject is simply blowing our world wide open. It's like the more detailed information from all the internet is deepening our understanding of all subjects. Knowledge is power.
Amazing the perspective of this video and how it resonates today, especially because it was made so long ago with not a hint that Trump might be in office. It's a Witch Hunt! They knew, even back then!