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In reply to the discussion: Has Anyone Changed Their Opinion of Bush Senior? [View all]musicblind
(4,484 posts)Bush Sr. did a lot of bad things, but he also did some good things.
Whether or not he was a good person or a bad person is complicated, as it is with all people.
The Willie Horton ad was inexcusable and as a gay man, it's awful how little was done for HIV back when it was killing all the right people in their eyes.
Later on, Bush Sr. did change his opinion on HIV and he even voted for Hillary Clinton in the last election. People do make some changes as they age.
I will say that, in my opinion, it is at least possible that Bush Sr. was someone trying to be a good person who I happen to disagree with on a political level profoundly.
I think Trump has brought this kind of thing into perspective. Ideological differences versus a person's claim to humanity. I don't have ideological differences with Trump. My differences with Trump go much deeper. I have a soul. Trump and his most ardent followers do not.