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In response to "Good. I hope every second of his time as president gnaws at him. -- nm" by TWuG

agreed. It amazes me that I feel this way but I do. And I don't feel badly about it.

Posted by Mel Profit (aka mel profit) Mar 30 '17, 10:03

And that makes me sad because that means we're farther away as a cohesive people.

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Political class (and really, it's becoming more and more a cultural class) is easily dividing the US into self-selected bubbles. -- (link) - Name Withheld by Request Mar 30, 10:12 1
- There's the "science is real and facts matter" bubble and then whatever bubble the GOP inhabits. - TWuG Mar 30, 10:15
don't sweat it. He aint human and he hasn't a single redeeming quality. -- nm - mud Mar 30, 10:09
I didn't feel that way about W because he appeared to be a caring human being, just with ideas I disliked. - TWuG Mar 30, 10:06 6
- Agreed. Although I struggle with this... - Mel Profit Mar 30, 10:10 5
  - It's the difference between "good intentions, bad result" and "evil intentions, intended result" -- nm - TWuG Mar 30, 10:16 4
    - I suppose. But I think Dubya was weak willed enough to allow people with bad intent to institute policy. Like the people around Cheney and Rumsfeld. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 30, 10:23 3
      - Those two guys, for all their glaring flaws, understood how to exercise power. - Will Hunting Mar 30, 10:30 2
        
        I don't view that as a positive in their case. It's actually a negative. It might be the only thing I can tolerate when it comes to Drumpf... - Mel Profit Mar 30, 10:43 1
        
        In the context of the rational alpha-state actor, understanding the concept of gradual (as much as Cheney/Rummy did) power shifts is vital - Will Hunting Mar 30, 10:59

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