If I remember right, history says the flags were at half staff during Nixon’s inauguration, due to the death of Truman. Nixon didn’t make a fuss about it.
Edit for all those responding below: Of course, Nixon was a WWII veteran, serving in the Navy in the Pacific. Known as the fleet’s best poker player, but that’s another story. As such, he also served under Truman who ended the war by dropping the bomb. Conjecture is that the troops appreciated Truman’s decision. In the end, Nixon respected Truman. Trump respects no one.
10 bucks says during inauguration he brings up this specific fact and makes a big deal about how he’s not going to make a fuss, with no sense of irony.
That’s because Nixon is the one who came up with the culture war strategy that Republicans have been running with ever since. Also the one responsible for the creation of Fox “News” and the 24/7 propaganda that’s resulted from it. Nixon was one pillar of the shit hurricane that our modern government has turned into. The other two pillars being the economic policies of Reagan and the non-stop shit flinging and scandal of Trump. If Nixon or Reagan never happened we’d probably be in a much better position today than we currently are, Trump likely would never have happened.
Yeah. Its so effed up. nixon seemed to be the start but they could not really do the stuff yet then reagan broke through to get things going then like every one just added to it. bush junior showed them how effective voter disenfranchisement was for them and trump that you can get a rabid base to pretty much accept anything as long as its done by your tribe.
If I remember right, history says the flags were at half staff during Nixon’s inauguration, due to the death of Truman. Nixon didn’t make a fuss about it.
Edit for all those responding below: Of course, Nixon was a WWII veteran, serving in the Navy in the Pacific. Known as the fleet’s best poker player, but that’s another story. As such, he also served under Truman who ended the war by dropping the bomb. Conjecture is that the troops appreciated Truman’s decision. In the end, Nixon respected Truman. Trump respects no one.
10 bucks says during inauguration he brings up this specific fact and makes a big deal about how he’s not going to make a fuss, with no sense of irony.
Nixon was a normal politician. He too had an overinflated ego, because all politicians do by nature. But he was also capable of showing restraint.
Trump is in a leage of his own however. His ego would barely be contained in a high-pressure vessel, and he’s so crooked he makes Nixon look straight.
The fact that people consider Nixon “normal” shows how crazy shit has become.
I started missing Nixon when Dubya was elected. It’s not new.
Fool me once.
“You can’t get fooled again.”
:satisfied smile:
Nixon was normal in the sense of the word, just paranoid.
yeah but back then saying something as petty as that publically was political suicide. People had some standards for who they voted for back then.
That’s because Nixon is the one who came up with the culture war strategy that Republicans have been running with ever since. Also the one responsible for the creation of Fox “News” and the 24/7 propaganda that’s resulted from it. Nixon was one pillar of the shit hurricane that our modern government has turned into. The other two pillars being the economic policies of Reagan and the non-stop shit flinging and scandal of Trump. If Nixon or Reagan never happened we’d probably be in a much better position today than we currently are, Trump likely would never have happened.
Yeah. Its so effed up. nixon seemed to be the start but they could not really do the stuff yet then reagan broke through to get things going then like every one just added to it. bush junior showed them how effective voter disenfranchisement was for them and trump that you can get a rabid base to pretty much accept anything as long as its done by your tribe.
Don’t forget Newt Gingrich. And that cunt Grover Norquist. Fuck, I’d even include Rush Limbaugh.
Nixon, a true swine, was twice the man trump is.
Even Ronald Reagan, who I believe was the literal devil, is at least 1.5x the man Trump is