Just wondering why Trump is the breaking point for you. The GOP has been travelling in this direction since Reagan, Trump just made the unsaid said. The current GOP disenfranchisement efforts long predate Trump. The hate on women long predates Trump. The racist innuendos long predate Trump. For me the pieces fell into place during Bush Jr. - the evangelical support for him, and their move toward “god and country” Christianity in 99% of megachurches made me question and then permanently exit my religion. I get a little curious about statements like yours, because I wonder “why now, versus 20+ years ago when it became patently obvious to so many?”
EDIT: not to mention the GOP threat to immigrants, minorities, and the non-rich LONG predating Trump.
Nixon (national embarrassment)
Ford (set the precedent of letting criminal politicians off the hook for “national unity”, gone in a flash?)
Reagan (well-liked by many, in hindsight wrecked the country on many many levels)
Bush Senior (hard to take seriously, but national embarassment?)
Bush Junior (oh fuck me straight up the goat ass, America, what is wrong with us?)
Trump (oh fuck, America, why are you trying to one up your idiot self with this fuckface?)
Just wondering why Trump is the breaking point for you. The GOP has been travelling in this direction since Reagan, Trump just made the unsaid said. The current GOP disenfranchisement efforts long predate Trump. The hate on women long predates Trump. The racist innuendos long predate Trump. For me the pieces fell into place during Bush Jr. - the evangelical support for him, and their move toward “god and country” Christianity in 99% of megachurches made me question and then permanently exit my religion. I get a little curious about statements like yours, because I wonder “why now, versus 20+ years ago when it became patently obvious to so many?”
EDIT: not to mention the GOP threat to immigrants, minorities, and the non-rich LONG predating Trump.
with maybe, arguably, the exception of Eisenhower, has there been a republican president since “the switch” that hasn’t been a national embarrassment?
Nixon (national embarrassment) Ford (set the precedent of letting criminal politicians off the hook for “national unity”, gone in a flash?) Reagan (well-liked by many, in hindsight wrecked the country on many many levels) Bush Senior (hard to take seriously, but national embarassment?) Bush Junior (oh fuck me straight up the goat ass, America, what is wrong with us?) Trump (oh fuck, America, why are you trying to one up your idiot self with this fuckface?)
Bush Sr: Iran Contra knowledge and appointed Clarence Thomas to the bench amid sexual assault allegations
plus ça change…
I had forgotten about that. My main memories are the war and Dana Carvey impersonations, but I was young.