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murielm99

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2. I lived in red DuPage County in Illinois

Reply to wasupaloopa (Original post)

Wed May 17, 2017, 01:47 AM

May 2017

at that time. I remember people who supported Nixon unconditionally.

That changed when Ford pardoned Nixon. I ran into republicans who were truly disgusted by the pardon. I was a Democrat then, as I am now. I was ready to move on. I was not that upset by the pardon, but they were.

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I remember the fighting between people during Watergate. My brother and a co-worker were on [View all] wasupaloopa May 2017 OP

Watergate predates me, but I heard my family discussing it growing up. herding cats May 2017 #1

I lived in red DuPage County in Illinois murielm99 May 2017 #2

Watergate seems rather juvenile Phoenix61 May 2017 #3

Great post, wasupaloopa C Moon May 2017 #4

CREEP modrepub May 2017 #5

The difference is back then we did not have cable news creating parallel universes that don't Amaryllis May 2017 #6

The country is more polarized as a whole but the country was equally polarized in the 70's due to wasupaloopa May 2017 #7

I see the difference now as being that people literally live in alternate universes now and there Amaryllis May 2017 #8

I agree with what you said wasupaloopa May 2017 #10

I fear the pro-Trumpers will become violent HAB911 May 2017 #9