Political Discussions for "Adults"

SGR · 08-23-2020, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by jwb

I see it as the exact opposite. Bush was incompetent. Trump is actively trying to undermine the system every chance he gets.

What would Bush have done that Trump won't that makes him so much worse?

Honestly, I don't know what Trump would or wouldn't do. I do know what he has done up to this point and what Bush Jr. has done.

The Batlord · 08-23-2020, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by SoundgardenRocks

That sounds a little sociopathic to me.

Yes cause our current method of electing sociopaths is far more humane.

~~jwb~~ · 08-23-2020, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by SoundgardenRocks

Honestly, I don't know what Trump would or wouldn't do. I do know what he has done up to this point and what Bush Jr. has done.

I mean Iraq was a disaster but it's pretty unlikely Bush would start another war after that. And it's also pretty likely that if Trump were prez when 9/11 happened he would've handled it similarly or even worse.

OccultHawk · 08-23-2020, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by SoundgardenRocks

Honestly, I don't know what Trump would or wouldn't do. I do know what he has done up to this point and what Bush Jr. has done.

Bush Jr has a lot more blood on his hands. I commend you for saying it.

OccultHawk · 08-23-2020, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by jwb

I mean Iraq was a disaster but it's pretty unlikely Bush would start another war after that. And it's also pretty likely that if Trump were prez when 9/11 happened he would've handled it similarly or even worse.

That was Bush Sr.

OccultHawk · 08-23-2020, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk

That was Bush Sr.

Uh no it wasn’t. Sorry.

The Batlord · 08-23-2020, 01:37 PM

yikes

OccultHawk · 08-23-2020, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

yikes

It’s been a long life.

I don’t know if Trump would’ve started a war with a country that wasn’t involved.

Maybe he just would’ve killed OBL at Tora Bora right off the get.

~~jwb~~ · 08-23-2020, 03:02 PM

It's possible he wouldn't though he supported the Iraq war at the time. Very likely he'd follow the advice of his handlers like GW did.

The real point is that the war in Iraq made war so unpopular in this country that it's doubtful the GOP are really going to try another one right now. So in the current context the lesser of two evils logic would apply just as much if it were a Republican running against Trump somehow. Maybe I ****ed the hypothetical up by picking an actual president in the past. Just replace GW with Jeb Bush and the point is the same.

OccultHawk · 08-23-2020, 03:04 PM

elph

Would you vote for Trump if Hitler was the dem?

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~~jwb~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 4,403	It's possible he wouldn't though he supported the Iraq war at the time. Very likely he'd follow the advice of his handlers like GW did. The real point is that the war in Iraq made war so unpopular in this country that it's doubtful the GOP are really going to try another one right now. So in the current context the lesser of two evils logic would apply just as much if it were a Republican running against Trump somehow. Maybe I ****ed the hypothetical up by picking an actual president in the past. Just replace GW with Jeb Bush and the point is the same.