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1. Yes and it was painful to watch for many of us. Our governments wisdom was to heal

Reply to erronis (Original post)

Thu Jul 3, 2025, 10:26 AM

Jul 3

after Nixon, we the people needed to pardon a schmuck, Nixon for his crimes.

We needed to look forward on GW Bush & Cheney crimes of torture... what's a few lies to start a war with the consequences of ISIS and countless lives lost?

Meh

This is our legacy, cowardice, and for some, they do not want the presidency to lose exceptional power.

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Turns Out Appeasing Trump Only Emboldened Him -- Ryan Cooper - The American Prospect [View all] erronis Jul 3 OP

Yes and it was painful to watch for many of us. Our governments wisdom was to heal Passages Jul 3 #1

That's the problem atreides1 Jul 3 #3

Yes. All we have accomplished is to embolden the presidency. Passages Jul 3 #4

Never appease a bully. They just see you as weak. Biophilic Jul 3 #2