Trump got some devastating poll news, given his disdain for former President Joe Biden: a majority of Americans now say he's doing a worse job than Biden did.
Under no other president did I fear for the lives of so many Americans.
I mean, were you around during the Cuban missile crisis?
Trump’s a total piece of shit, but I do think there’s some serious recency bias.
The Drug War under Reagan, the War on Terror under Bush, numerous tense years during the height of the Cold War - Stalin getting the H-bomb, Egypt closing the Suez, MacArthur getting forced out of North Korea, the Tet Offensive and subsequent protests, epidemics from AIDS to Polio…
Things have been bad in the US on and off for a while.
I’d be willing to bet quite a lot of money, maybe my mortgage, that the majority of Lemmy users, in fact, weren’t around during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
They made an observation of their own experiences, that’s not a statement anyone can disagree with.
I mean, were you around during the Cuban missile crisis?
Trump’s a total piece of shit, but I do think there’s some serious recency bias.
The Drug War under Reagan, the War on Terror under Bush, numerous tense years during the height of the Cold War - Stalin getting the H-bomb, Egypt closing the Suez, MacArthur getting forced out of North Korea, the Tet Offensive and subsequent protests, epidemics from AIDS to Polio…
Things have been bad in the US on and off for a while.
I’d be willing to bet quite a lot of money, maybe my mortgage, that the majority of Lemmy users, in fact, weren’t around during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
They made an observation of their own experiences, that’s not a statement anyone can disagree with.
Gotta develop a more historical outlook or you’re doomed to repeat historical mistakes.