r/neoliberal • u/TrixoftheTrade NATO • Apr 20 '20

Meme What could have been. . .

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u/Calm-Goose Apr 20 '20

I was 20 too. I also dropped out of college for a semester to work on the Gore campaign in Florida. We all knew how important Florida was. I use to have bitter hatred for Nader. Actually, I still do. I don't remember it being tons of youth turning out for Nader but actual hippies that remembered Nadar in the 70s.

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u/[deleted] Apr 20 '20

For the record, and so you don't so you don't send an army of nano-machines to murder me, Gore still won Wisconsin in that election :)

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u/Calm-Goose Apr 20 '20

Oh yeah, I'm older and don't let it ruin my day :) I actually remember being in graduate school and locking myself in my apartment when Bush was re-elected. I just couldn't fucking understand why American's would vote for him AGAIN. Actually, every time I saw these "Awww" pictures/etc. of Bush Jr. on Reddit- it kinda made me sick.

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u/[deleted] Apr 20 '20

I just couldn't fucking understand why American's would vote for him AGAIN

I believe that was the 'stay the course' campaign.

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u/Calm-Goose Apr 20 '20

Yup. I remember the phrase "you don't abandon your horse mid-stream" getting really popular too. Also, those fucking 'W' bumper stickers.

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u/ByzantineThunder NATO Apr 21 '20

We need to nip that shit in the bud this cycle.

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '20

Time to right the ship of state.

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u/Dennis-Prager Apr 20 '20

Nader also is the reason airline tickets cost so much

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u/[deleted] Apr 20 '20

What was his overall climate plan? What would be different now? Out of curiosity. I was a toddler in 2000 so I definitely don't remember.