• Apepollo11@lemmy.world
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    14 days 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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      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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        Nope. Johnson.

        No, not that one.

        Andrew Johnson.

        So many ways it could have been better.

        He could have punished the Southern Aristocracy for starting the civil war. He could have ensured that the evil that led us there was exterminated forever.

        Failing that, they could have actually removed him via impeachment instead of falling just short. That would have at least established forever that the presidency is not some sacred “unimpeachable” office.

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      14 days ago

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