• Apepollo11@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    From an outsider’s perspective, I think a lot of people think you guys sailed past the point of no return back in the 80s.

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      2 months ago

      Reagan, he is the starting point of everything: the tax cut from 73% to 28%. USA never got back on track after this.

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      2 months ago

      Remember when the entire world was convinced there was absolutely no way Bush, an idiot, fascist, religious bigot, etc could get re-elected?

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        2 months ago

        Nobody thought that at all. Most presidents sitting during outbreaks of war retain their positions. You’d have to have been in a complete echo chamber to believe this stance. The moment 9/11 happened, it solidified Bush’s Second term in stone.

        I assume you mean Jr. Because Sr wasn’t the moron that Jr was.