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Secret world Of Richard Nixon- having someone unstable in the White House (Original Post) elmac May 2018 OP
When trump is finally Impeached; we need to be Wary of this very Dangerous Scenario. tomhagen May 2018 #1
Nixon would order an airstrike on some country in the middle of the night elmac May 2018 #2
I lived through all of that.... SergeStorms May 2018 #3
I did too elmac May 2018 #4
Highly informative video apkhgp May 2018 #5
Wow bucolic_frolic May 2018 #6
Jail to the Chief ! OnDoutside May 2018 #7
 

elmac

(4,642 posts)
2. Nixon would order an airstrike on some country in the middle of the night
Tue May 22, 2018, 09:59 AM
May 2018

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)
3. I lived through all of that....
Tue May 22, 2018, 10:41 AM
May 2018

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)
4. I did too
Tue May 22, 2018, 11:14 AM
May 2018

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)
5. Highly informative video
Tue May 22, 2018, 08:38 PM
May 2018

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)
6. Wow
Mon May 28, 2018, 09:04 AM
May 2018

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!

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