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MatthewG.

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8. Some good points.

Reply to Claustrum (Reply #6)

Fri May 7, 2021, 10:18 AM

May 2021

Yes, I’d agree with some of us. One of the things that makes Trump uniquely bad is that his sheer awfulness as a human being normalizes a level of awfulness in political discourse, and coarsens and divides the entire country.

In that sense he is somewhat unusual. I don’t think Bush actually led anyone to become a worse person, although his policy decisions certainly killed more civilians than Trump’s.

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Wow, the Bushes and Cheneys Have Become the "Reasonable Right [View all] dajoki May 2021 OP

And with that the Overton window slides Bettie May 2021 #1

Exactly. The Cheneys are quite dangerous. Irish_Dem May 2021 #4

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Yeah, ok. Act_of_Reparation May 2021 #5

what a leap that is... hlthe2b May 2021 #7

Is it? Act_of_Reparation May 2021 #9

It is clear you have no understanding of the point I am making... nor the danger posed hlthe2b May 2021 #11

Bush may have been a worse President than Trump. MatthewG. May 2021 #3

If there is any policy or position that I am most aligned with Trump, Claustrum May 2021 #6

Some good points. MatthewG. May 2021 #8

Also, re: Trump's COVID response. Claustrum May 2021 #10

A relatively competent enemy treestar May 2021 #12