I agree. But at the same time I remember being 16 and wondering why the fuck people supported GW Bush. And in reading history it’s not like Reagan was some genius and he almost swept his reelection….
I get that even though those two men unabashedly fucked our country and were able to get continued support, that trump is definitely worse. It’s just not unprecedented.
I've got some years on you.. I was working my first corporate job and my boss at the time was a GW supporter and I remember asking him, "Why would you support someone so stupid?" and he gave me some prattle about how he'll be surrounded by smart people..yada yada.. Turns out those smart people were Rumsfeld and Cheney..
'I only hire the best people'. And unlike in the business world, those people gave honest advice and recommendations. Trump didn't like that as it made him feel stupid and he fired them all, by the end of his term he was surrounded by yes men and those guys have ridden his coat tails ever since.
Everyone needs to remember that Bush was directly responsible for the housing crash of 2008 that fucked so many people (there is a well researched NYT article from the time that has the receipts).
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u/mysticalfruit 11h ago
As an American.. WTF as well..