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In reply to the discussion: The events that made you realize America is f'ing stupid? [View all]Wuddles440
(1,176 posts)47. And due to right wing propaganda...
many actually attribute Shrub's Great Recession to President Obama! Incredibly infuriating because I still routinely encounter these morons.
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I almost replied with "good one" when I caught myself. That wasn't good at all, was it?
Goodheart
Apr 7
#4
I agree. He conned blue collar workers with his pseudo patriotism and race baiting
Martin Eden
Apr 8
#36
Some of those things, though, didn't become apparent until after he was elected.
Goodheart
Apr 8
#10
The takeaway from Waco. Martyring what I considered to be a child rape cult. The 9/11 response. Letting it turn
brewens
Apr 7
#9
1. Brooks Brothers rioters validated by the Supreme Court appointing Bush 2. Bush re-elected
meadowlander
Apr 8
#15
We don't have a monopoly on stupid (I live in Germany), and I could never limit our stupidity to two events:
DFW
Apr 8
#22
It's like other animals. Some species have excellent eyesight or smell or strength but are stupid about other things.
betsuni
Apr 8
#31
I was visiting a friend in Syracuse the night Agnew quit. She had good artistic talents. We made a caricature of Nixon
NBachers
Apr 9
#79
America is simply too divided with no hope of ever truly being the nation is could be.
elocs
Apr 8
#27
A poll which showed a high percentage of Americans thought they were in top 10 percent
JI7
Apr 8
#29
Founding itself as a white supremacist nation. Once Reconstruction was scuttled, it was all over.
WhiskeyGrinder
Apr 8
#48
To be clear, I have always voted (Democratic) in Presidential elections since reaching 18 years old.
Niagara
Apr 8
#52
Whichever hag it was who called George W. Bush a "freeeeeeeekin' geeeeeeeeeeeeniuuuuuuus!!!"
Aristus
Apr 8
#60
I was never under any illusion it was not, so I never had to disabuse myself of the agitprop of American exceptionalism
Celerity
Apr 8
#63
Electing a known con artist, grifter and lying cheat who couldn't pay his bills because he had no real wealth
lees1975
Apr 8
#68