• voidMainVoid@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    They pointed out that we on the left may have disagreed with McCain or Bush, but we never once feared that they would seize power or leave NATO.

    They were saying all of the same things about W. Bush in 2004.

    We trusted them to at least keep the ship afloat and respect the basic tenants of our free and democratic nation.

    Not at all. The left viewed W. Bush as a wannabe dictator, not much different from how Trump is viewed now.

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      9 months ago

      I did not view Bush at all like Trump. Really disliked his political takes on most things and thought he was embarrassingly dumb some times but it never ever even crossed my mind that he was a threat to the republic. And actually admired his composure and leadership after 9/11. They’re not even remotely comparable.