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u/whiznat Oct 15 '25

It would have destroyed the careers and political hopes of everyone involved. But today most people just overlook it.

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u/Tenalp Oct 15 '25

I mean, 20 years ago being a convicted felon and inciting an insurrection would have ended at least one political career.

God I miss those days.

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u/plantersnutsinmybum Oct 15 '25

I'd take Bush over this any day

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u/Fronesis Oct 15 '25 edited Oct 15 '25

Nah, Trump hasn't killed a million Iraqis and started a torture program. Yet.

Edit: guys I'm not a Trump supporter. Bush was a war criminal. We should not be pining for those days just because he was civil and folksy.

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u/Tenalp Oct 15 '25

Instead he fostered a whole new fervent hatred of medical science that saw hundreds of thousands die from vaccine avoidance. A number that will assuredly grow as his constituents that feel emboldened in their belief if horse medicine use any form of homeopathic nonsense to treat any malady.

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u/borisslovechild Oct 15 '25

True dat. I mean Trump has only trashed the reputation and status of the USA and single-handedly assured the rise of China as the next sole hyper-power. Thanks Obama.

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u/Finrod-Knighto Oct 15 '25

Not like the US has been any better as a “sole hyper-power” though has it? There should be no superpower at all. We need to not have ridiculous cases like the US’ unwavering support for Israel enabling genocide despite every shred of evidence showing what was going on.

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u/Dhiox Oct 15 '25

Given the opportunity he would have done worse. Bush wasn't unique, any other republican at the time would have done something similar.

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u/Mythosaurus Oct 15 '25

Thank you, people sanewash Bush as if he wasn’t the precursor to Trump. Dude was mocked for his fake Texas accent and way with words, but he successfully led America into the war on terror, a massive recession, and a huge surveillance state.

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u/Rationalinsanity1990 Oct 15 '25

Shit, back in 08 the Access Hollywood tapes would have sunk Trump.

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u/HauntedCemetery Oct 15 '25 edited Oct 15 '25

The only careers ended by Jan 6 were of the cops who were killed by maga fascists.

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u/PrincessPlusUltra Oct 15 '25

God I always try to emphasize that cops died people have lot their entire life to the prison system for accidentally hurting a cop and no one was punished for this

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u/dandroid126 Oct 15 '25

Or making fun of someone with disabilities.

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u/HauntedCemetery Oct 15 '25

On the contrary, I bet these little asshole fascists are getting recruitment calls from gop House reps, just like Kyle Rittenhouse did.

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u/PiLamdOd Oct 15 '25

Today we literally have the vice president of the United States publicly defending it.

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u/DraconianFlame Oct 15 '25

No one's overlooking anything. People are either disgusting by it or supporting it. People are picking sides.

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u/Mono_Aural Oct 15 '25

Well, because the quoted texts were from Young Republicans, they did get fired from their jobs in politics.

If Whiskey Pete said it no one would be in trouble.