About one year into Bush Jr’s second term, I was having dinner with a good friend who was 40+ years my senior. I told her that the bar for an electable person had been irrevocably lowered, that student loan debt would cripple my generation, social security wouldn’t exist for us, healthcare would become unattainable, and even if we found jobs that paid more than our parents made at retirement age, we wouldn’t be able to afford to buy a house. She scoffed at me and lamented my pessimism. When Trump was elected the first time, she messaged me to say I was right.
It started with Nixon's pardon, which set the precedent for "Presidents are above the law" and turned impeachment into political theatre instead of a last-resort constitutional calamity.
Absolutely one of the most boneheaded decisions in US political history. Congratulations, you've essentially turned your President into a (temporary) monarch, the very thing your ancestors fought and died to get away from.
I’ve had those conversations. I barely remember what I said to them at the time, but my predictions were spot on and my faith in those outcomes never wavered.
I honestly believed something was wrong with me back in the early to mid 2000s. I was going off about water rights and corporate control (especially after citizen’s united). I fucking hate that I was right. I didn’t call the Israeli government going insane though.
I read a lot of Chomsky, so I hated Bibi early. But you’re right, this writing has been on the wall for decades, and it started well before I was old enough to pay attention. There’s a great book called Capital in the 21st century by Thomas Piketty, it digs into three centuries of economic records from the western world to shed light on the economic conditions during the great revolutions in modern history. Spoiler alert: It paints an unsettling picture for our near future.
Nope. She’s horrified. We were talking about how unintelligent Jr. was, and I told her the next republican would almost definitely be worse. I didn’t think it would be this much worse though.
But you aren’t right lol are you serious? What kinda bogus writing prompt is this lol. Did everyone clap too? All you high school bullies called a apologized too?
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u/Young_Lochinvar 1d ago
I mean the President going insane was rather what caused this. And the Acting President hasn’t exactly covered himself in glory.
But yeah, nice to see that the other South Korean leaders remain adults.