Every part of this is a deliberate misreading of history and the sum total is a whitewash of Trump and an insult to everyone struggling to preserve American liberalism.
Let’s take it piece by piece.
jrsinhbca on
It’s too late for subtlety. The letter was great, I wish he would have directly called out Trumps authoritarian actions.
pheakelmatters on
Or that time he did an illegal war and got hundreds of thousands of people killed. I think that was slightly worse than not being mean enough to Trump. But at least he laid out a framework for Trump to follow for when he invades Iran.
theguy1336 on
People remember that during the time of W Bush he was called a dictator, authoritarian, destroying civil liberties, ignoring the constitution and international laws etc. Right?
Let’s not let them get away with making him the “silly lovable uncle”
eerhmahgerd on
His administration literally laid the groundwork for our current authoritarian. He inherited a budget surplus. The last surplus ever. W can fuck right off.
crs7117 on
Both are pieces of shit, but not all pieces of shit are equally shitty. Trump is definitely way more putrid
ElectricalEmue on
george bush pretending he’s above it all is laughable.
he built the surveillance state and endless wars that paved the way.
now he gets to play elder statesman? nah.
Frankie6Strings on
I can’t completely agree with the title but what he said was waaay too subtle for what’s going on.
Frankie6Strings on
I can’t completely agree with the title but what he said was waaay too subtle for what’s going on.
ahhhyesthatisme on
He just can’t be bothered to do the right thing . Shameful
Just because Trump is a worse person doesn’t make Bush great. Fuck Bush I still hate him
Area51_Spurs on
Weren’t the guys at The Bulwark republicans back then?
UncleGarysmagic on
Dumb puppet of more devious men. He probably would’ve ended up owning a landscape business or coaching a high school baseball team if his father wasn’t president.
CAM6913 on
He’s a POS
NoWifiIntheBathroom on
Not an ally I’d want to have anyway.
LetsgoRoger on
Bush was just as bad as Trump policywise, let’s not forget. He just did it without being gross.
Knighth77 on
The guy who’s competing with Trump on being the worst president in modern history.
DaniB_Creative on
Family Guy is the only show to depict the fact that he left for 8 months following the 9/11 attacks. Not directly because of them, but he just up, went to Texas (Crawford ranch he bought with his campaign money no one wants to admit) and HID. (The same crawford ranch he… gave a warm tour to Vladimir Putin in 2022). I remember it happening as a kid, but no where and no one has seemingly kept that in his documentaries. Even now if you try to search for it, either it gives you fluff pieces or lies about him traveling for previous commitments (after a terrorist attack you keep your tea parties?) Family Guy made a 10 second bit and it keeps me sane because they were rewriting history as it was unfolding, erasing his pisspoor behavior. Instead of a Mandela effect where i question my sanity, i have a clip that says “Yes it did happen.”
Separately:
Just like that recount in his brother’s state “magically” had the votes for him (Which never sat right with 13 yo me) we have trump, on tape, multiple times demanding they “find his votes”? To me is a round about admission Republicans have never won an election fairly.
My parents are conservative, kept bashing Gore and Kerry. Yet at 13 I remember watching the week’s of voting issues just for his brother to “find missing votes”? No. Even if saw through that.
Junior-Pride1732 on
“P p p p p p p pp pp p party till i die” – party till i die girl
TheWizard on
Republican Party didn’t start their drive toward authoritarianism until after GWB. Conservatives have been at it since at least the Civil War.
ChickerWings on
Bush did 9/11
Legal_Range8446 on
We’re literally in this situation because of Bush. HE CREATED DHS. HE CREATED ICE. HE CREATED THE PATRIOT ACT. HE WORKED WITH THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION. FUCK BUSH.
Timely_Fishing5566 on
Bush was a tool. A useful idiot who was easily manipulated and controlled. Don’t give him more credit than he was due. He served his purpose for the elite. Also he didn’t do things out of malice. Incompetence? Sure. In general, he’s not as bright as people thought. He’s an average moron who just happened to be the perfect pick for GOP control.
BeeBobber546 on
He nominated Samuel Alito, arguably the most evil and far right judge on the bench and that’s saying something, to the Supreme Court. He’s not some silly old guy who paints. He’s tactically evil and knew exactly what he was doing nominating Alito and sending thousands of American troops to die in the Middle East.
CoconutBangerzBaller on
If I was a war criminal who was also responsible for the 2nd worst economic disaster in American history, then I’d probably just STFU
phinatolisar on
His administration dragged us into wars where the war protests were to be held in fenced in areas.
Artistic-Cannibalism on
Bush is a major reason why we’re in this mess; the Patriot act has done inmeasurable harm to this country
TheTruthofOne on
Keep in mind, Bush was the one that authorized banks being saved with taxpayer money in backroom deals during the 2008 recession. 2008 was supposed to be the financial reset and they delayed it with that act.
Bush is just as bad as all the rest of the GOP right now. In fact, I would be inclined to say that Bush was our first warning that shit was hitting the fan after citizens united and is what led to where we are now.
jasonthebald on
I’m sure the Reagan GOP thinks, “Well we didn’t want this!”
The pitting of people v people is their doing; especially on single issue voting. It’s the only way to keep the status quo.
It just shows how much of an idiot he really is.
Whornz4 on
Screw him and his shitty legacy. Speaking up now is too late and useless.
sector16 on
JVL is a stellar writer – if you haven’t checked out the Bulwark, I’d suggest checking it out. Former Republicans who left the party as soon as Trump was elected.
slid3r on
OK all of these articles are paywalls. Can someone just finally friggin tell us what he did say?
UberKaltPizza on
We have Bush to thank for John Roberts and the SCOTUS authoritarian agenda.
Pherllerp on
And let’s not forget that he hasn’t thrown shade at Trump. He keeps his fuckin mouth shut and lets his ‘party’ get away with murder.
rocksoffjagger on
EXACTLY! And, worse, the precidents he set in office, and legislation he got passed like the Patriot Act, or the creation of ICE in response to 9/11 is exactly how we got to where we are now. Without Bush, there would be no Trump.
Parking_Body_578 on
Every US president is the Hight authority in the world. So! What do we do about authoritarianism??
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Every part of this is a deliberate misreading of history and the sum total is a whitewash of Trump and an insult to everyone struggling to preserve American liberalism.
Let’s take it piece by piece.
It’s too late for subtlety. The letter was great, I wish he would have directly called out Trumps authoritarian actions.
Or that time he did an illegal war and got hundreds of thousands of people killed. I think that was slightly worse than not being mean enough to Trump. But at least he laid out a framework for Trump to follow for when he invades Iran.
People remember that during the time of W Bush he was called a dictator, authoritarian, destroying civil liberties, ignoring the constitution and international laws etc. Right?
Let’s not let them get away with making him the “silly lovable uncle”
His administration literally laid the groundwork for our current authoritarian. He inherited a budget surplus. The last surplus ever. W can fuck right off.
Both are pieces of shit, but not all pieces of shit are equally shitty. Trump is definitely way more putrid
george bush pretending he’s above it all is laughable.
he built the surveillance state and endless wars that paved the way.
now he gets to play elder statesman? nah.
I can’t completely agree with the title but what he said was waaay too subtle for what’s going on.
I can’t completely agree with the title but what he said was waaay too subtle for what’s going on.
He just can’t be bothered to do the right thing . Shameful
https://imgur.com/xq1IbLG
Just because Trump is a worse person doesn’t make Bush great. Fuck Bush I still hate him
Weren’t the guys at The Bulwark republicans back then?
Dumb puppet of more devious men. He probably would’ve ended up owning a landscape business or coaching a high school baseball team if his father wasn’t president.
He’s a POS
Not an ally I’d want to have anyway.
Bush was just as bad as Trump policywise, let’s not forget. He just did it without being gross.
The guy who’s competing with Trump on being the worst president in modern history.
Family Guy is the only show to depict the fact that he left for 8 months following the 9/11 attacks. Not directly because of them, but he just up, went to Texas (Crawford ranch he bought with his campaign money no one wants to admit) and HID. (The same crawford ranch he… gave a warm tour to Vladimir Putin in 2022). I remember it happening as a kid, but no where and no one has seemingly kept that in his documentaries. Even now if you try to search for it, either it gives you fluff pieces or lies about him traveling for previous commitments (after a terrorist attack you keep your tea parties?) Family Guy made a 10 second bit and it keeps me sane because they were rewriting history as it was unfolding, erasing his pisspoor behavior. Instead of a Mandela effect where i question my sanity, i have a clip that says “Yes it did happen.”
Separately:
Just like that recount in his brother’s state “magically” had the votes for him (Which never sat right with 13 yo me) we have trump, on tape, multiple times demanding they “find his votes”? To me is a round about admission Republicans have never won an election fairly.
My parents are conservative, kept bashing Gore and Kerry. Yet at 13 I remember watching the week’s of voting issues just for his brother to “find missing votes”? No. Even if saw through that.
“P p p p p p p pp pp p party till i die” – party till i die girl
Republican Party didn’t start their drive toward authoritarianism until after GWB. Conservatives have been at it since at least the Civil War.
Bush did 9/11
We’re literally in this situation because of Bush. HE CREATED DHS. HE CREATED ICE. HE CREATED THE PATRIOT ACT. HE WORKED WITH THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION. FUCK BUSH.
Bush was a tool. A useful idiot who was easily manipulated and controlled. Don’t give him more credit than he was due. He served his purpose for the elite. Also he didn’t do things out of malice. Incompetence? Sure. In general, he’s not as bright as people thought. He’s an average moron who just happened to be the perfect pick for GOP control.
He nominated Samuel Alito, arguably the most evil and far right judge on the bench and that’s saying something, to the Supreme Court. He’s not some silly old guy who paints. He’s tactically evil and knew exactly what he was doing nominating Alito and sending thousands of American troops to die in the Middle East.
If I was a war criminal who was also responsible for the 2nd worst economic disaster in American history, then I’d probably just STFU
His administration dragged us into wars where the war protests were to be held in fenced in areas.
Bush is a major reason why we’re in this mess; the Patriot act has done inmeasurable harm to this country
Keep in mind, Bush was the one that authorized banks being saved with taxpayer money in backroom deals during the 2008 recession. 2008 was supposed to be the financial reset and they delayed it with that act.
Bush is just as bad as all the rest of the GOP right now. In fact, I would be inclined to say that Bush was our first warning that shit was hitting the fan after citizens united and is what led to where we are now.
I’m sure the Reagan GOP thinks, “Well we didn’t want this!”
The pitting of people v people is their doing; especially on single issue voting. It’s the only way to keep the status quo.
It just shows how much of an idiot he really is.
Screw him and his shitty legacy. Speaking up now is too late and useless.
JVL is a stellar writer – if you haven’t checked out the Bulwark, I’d suggest checking it out. Former Republicans who left the party as soon as Trump was elected.
OK all of these articles are paywalls. Can someone just finally friggin tell us what he did say?
We have Bush to thank for John Roberts and the SCOTUS authoritarian agenda.
And let’s not forget that he hasn’t thrown shade at Trump. He keeps his fuckin mouth shut and lets his ‘party’ get away with murder.
EXACTLY! And, worse, the precidents he set in office, and legislation he got passed like the Patriot Act, or the creation of ICE in response to 9/11 is exactly how we got to where we are now. Without Bush, there would be no Trump.
Every US president is the Hight authority in the world. So! What do we do about authoritarianism??