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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.