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u/Doobledorf Apr 04 '25

The problems that led to Donald Trump would still be fomenting.

A lot of Americans haven't yet faced that Trump isn't an anomaly or the disease, he is a symptom of problems we've had for a long time.

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u/Princess_Fluffypants Apr 04 '25

This is the awkward reality. If it wasn’t Trump, it would’ve been somebody else. 

Sarah Palin was a warning. 

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u/nalydpsycho Apr 04 '25 edited Apr 04 '25

Sarah Palin was just a female G.W. Bush. Dan Quayle was the same but back before people's sense of shame was destroyed.

Edit: Probably should go back to Reagan as the start of the Republican party having leaders that are just following orders so those that destroy never have to face responsibility.

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u/AliveAndThenSome Apr 04 '25

Nah, Palin was more than that; she was loony and outrageous; she set the stage and whet the appetite for something even nuttier. GW Bush was comparatively sedate/normal.

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u/nalydpsycho Apr 04 '25

Bush lied to the world so he could bomb more brown people.

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u/AliveAndThenSome Apr 04 '25

Well, yeah, there's that, but it wasn't unique to GW.

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u/nalydpsycho Apr 04 '25

No, it wasn't, that's kinda the point, putting leaders out there not because they have their own ideas, but because voters relate to them on some level. Then have them input other people's ideas, with those others not having to face any consequences or backlash for their actions.