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[-] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 54 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

He was actually a pretty good president too. Unfortunately the seeds of the cancer that is the current Republican party has been sown by the Nixon administration before he was elected and had begun to bear fruit when Reagan ran against him.

[-] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 26 points 4 months ago

I like to say he was the best man ever to be President and that he had great policies, but that he was not an effective President.

He was too honest to play the game.

[-] BilboBargains@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

What does that say about our society? Can you imagine taking the same attitude as a scientist? Nothing would ever work because it relies on foundational truth and integrity. The reason lying in politics is acceptable is because the citizenry is allowing it through the ballot box. These idiots can't do science or politics but they have the same voting rights as everyone else.

[-] Sauerkraut@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 4 months ago

Lying works because our schools don't teach critical thinking anymore. They are so obsessed with rote, bullshit memorization that there isn't any room or time left for critical thinking

[-] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Oh I fully agree, being a good president can only make you a better citizen.

[-] Sauerkraut@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 4 months ago

Yeah, the Republican party had a strong progressive wing before Nixon. Lincoln, Teddy, and Eisenhower were all progressives by modern standards.

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