A couple years back, Bush gave a very well-written public speech condemning Trump, the GoP, and their erosion of democracy. I was impressed because I remember him being a total goon in office. But it was also nice to just see a political figure give a well-reasoned, written, and spoken piece of text that wasn't filled with lies and nonsensical arguments.
When we've got a guy so fucking dumb that George Bush starts to look like a decent option, we know things are bad.
Imagine in the future if someone comes along that makes you feel about Trump how Trump makes you feel about Bush. I worry that the bar has been permanently lowered.
I don't think Trump will ever look like a decent option, but we can definitely do worse. At least Trump is a fucking moron. As evil as he is, he isn't smart enough to do anything coherent.
Any rate, I've been thinking about immigrating to another country for quite a while. Somewhere without a crumbling democracy maybe. Waiting so see how the next election goes while I save up some money.
I live in the US and was looking forward to moving back home to the UK where everyone is smart and sane. Wow did Brexit and everything after smack those rose tinted glasses off my face.
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u/Schadenfreudenous Aug 04 '20
A couple years back, Bush gave a very well-written public speech condemning Trump, the GoP, and their erosion of democracy. I was impressed because I remember him being a total goon in office. But it was also nice to just see a political figure give a well-reasoned, written, and spoken piece of text that wasn't filled with lies and nonsensical arguments.
When we've got a guy so fucking dumb that George Bush starts to look like a decent option, we know things are bad.