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Just remember, this too shall pass (lemmy.world)
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I have to admit, my corner of tumblr seems remarkably passive about this past week. No freaking out, no mad panic, no "it's the end of the world"

Just "meh" and "so lets move on and do what we need to do"

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[–] GabrielBell12fi@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago (8 children)

In 2003/2004 would people have said the same thing compared to Reagan, or Nixon? That compared to Bush, Reagan seems downright reasonable, or compared to Bush, Nixon seams down right reasonable?

I remember a lot of protests against The Patriot Act? And against Guantanamo Bay?

I remember a lot of right-wing patriotism sweeping through the USA and people being condemned for not falling in line.

Are you sure 2003/2004 was a more reasonable time?

[–] PonyOfWar@pawb.social 38 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

Yes, I was also around for the Bush presidency, and I'm pretty sure. Bush had some pretty shit policies but was also very much an establishment republican who was not going to fundamentally change the system. He didn't have a rabid cult of personality surrounding him. There was no Project 2025-type plan to turn America into a theocracy. Bush never "joked" about becoming a dictator, becoming president for life or putting his political opponents into jail. He didn't threaten his NATO allies with letting Russia invade them.

I could go on, but the point is: America didn't just elect another conservative who will try to roll back LGBT rights, it elected a Mussolini-style Fascist. Thinking "Oh we'll just vote him out in 4 years" is... optimistic.

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