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elleng

(130,865 posts) Sat Mar 19, 2016, 12:50 AM Mar 2016

*The seventies/Nixon on CNN now.

A timely exploration of history.

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*The seventies/Nixon on CNN now. (Original Post) elleng Mar 2016 OP

American politics has been surprisingly sucky surprisingly often struggle4progress Mar 2016 #1

With you, elleng Mar 2016 #2

struggle4progress

(118,278 posts)

1. American politics has been surprisingly sucky surprisingly often

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sat Mar 19, 2016, 03:24 AM

Mar 2016

I didn't know how I'd survive the Nixon era

Not long after, I had real doubts about surviving the Reagan era

The Bush II era terrified me the worst

But I fear I may become even more dangerously unhinged that I am now, should the Trumpkopfs get their way

elleng

(130,865 posts)

2. With you,

Reply to struggle4progress (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 19, 2016, 03:39 AM

Mar 2016

and then I learn about our way-back history, Hamilton/Jefferson/etc, when politics and media were pretty sucky too, but without the internet etc.

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