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8. I regret to say, my parents supported Nixon in spite of Watergate because they thought Nixon

Mon Jun 6, 2022, 05:02 PM

Jun 2022

was just trying to keep "The ‘wrong’ people" from being in charge.

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And they call us "Elites" - haha bucolic_frolic Jun 2022 #1

That perception is on steroids now, but not recent by any means. hlthe2b Jun 2022 #2

Good point. Such perceptions have long been a staple of politics empedocles Jun 2022 #4

uh, yeah, talk about allowing the wrong people to take charge RussBLib Jun 2022 #3

David Frum predicted this back in 2018 BadGimp Jun 2022 #5

nailed it Skittles Jun 2022 #7

There is a strong belief among conservatives lees1975 Jun 2022 #6

It's a whole movement aimed at removing democratic government lees1975 Jun 2022 #9