Current Events > What changed between Nixon and Trump that made the Rs stand by the latter?

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Doe 08/14/23 10:17:58 PM #1:	If you look into the history of Watergate, the Republicans who helped break the story were like "I don't disagree with his policy positions, it's just his corruption is unacceptable." --- https://imgur.com/gallery/dXDmJHw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75GL-BYZFfY <cite>Doe posted [p:975455910] in What chang... [t:80537089]...</cite> <quote>If you look into the history of Watergate, the Republicans who helped break the story were like "I don't disagree with his policy positions, it's just his corruption is unacceptable." </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LSGW_Zephyra 08/14/23 10:18:47 PM #2:	C'mon this is an easy one: Ronald Regan. --- Bioshock gave us a fictional world showing why libertarianism doesn't work. Cryptos/NFTs gave us the real world example (She/Her) <cite>LSGW_Zephyra posted [p:975455921] in What chang... [t:80537089]...</cite> <quote>C'mon this is an easy one: Ronald Regan. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ScazarMeltex 08/14/23 10:19:15 PM #3:	An entire network dedicated to giving the GOP base an alternate reality where their guy isn't corrupt. That's the entire reason Fox News was created. Ailes was butthurt about media coverage turning the populace afainst Nixon. --- Furthermore, The GOP is a Fascist Organization and must be destroyed <cite>ScazarMeltex posted [p:975455926] in What chang... [t:80537089]...</cite> <quote>An entire network dedicated to giving the GOP base an alternate reality where their guy isn't corrupt. That's the entire reason Fox News was created. Ailes was butthurt about media coverage turning the populace afainst Nixon. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doe 08/14/23 11:53:21 PM #4:	To add to my musing here, it's crazy to me that Gerard Ford got away with pardoning Nixon. --- https://imgur.com/gallery/dXDmJHw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75GL-BYZFfY <cite>Doe posted [p:975457555] in What chang... [t:80537089]...</cite> <quote>To add to my musing here, it's crazy to me that Gerard Ford got away with pardoning Nixon. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 08/14/23 11:56:53 PM #5:	Watergate wasn't really what did Nixon in. It was this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_Massacre Trump was considering doing this but I guess somehow he got talked out of it or decided to make everyone's life so miserable that they would voluntarily resign instead. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:975457608] in What chang... [t:80537089]...</cite> <quote>Watergate wasn't really what did Nixon in. It was this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_Massacre Trump was considering doing this but I guess somehow he got talked out of it or decided to make everyone's life so miserable that they would voluntarily resign instead. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doe 08/14/23 11:58:39 PM #6:	Tyranthraxus posted... Watergate wasn't really what did Nixon in. It was this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_Massacre This happened because Nixon was trying to stop the bleeding and Republicans who helped break the story were like "I don't disagree with his policy positions, it's just his corruption is unacceptable." --- https://imgur.com/gallery/dXDmJHw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75GL-BYZFfY <cite>Doe posted [p:975457639] in What chang... [t:80537089]...</cite> <quote>Tyranthraxus posted... </cite><quote>Watergate wasn't really what did Nixon in. It was this:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_Massacre</quote>This happened because Nixon was trying to stop the bleeding and<quote>Republicans who helped break the story were like "I don't disagree with his policy positions, it's just his corruption is unacceptable."</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
wanderingshade 08/15/23 12:01:14 AM #7:	Jerry Falwell and all his bullshit? And all the shit the kind of expanded on that with all the Protestants and Evangelicals in politics? --- "You're made of spare parts, aren't ya, bud?" <cite>wanderingshade posted [p:975457685] in What chang... [t:80537089]...</cite> <quote>Jerry Falwell and all his bullshit? And all the shit the kind of expanded on that with all the Protestants and Evangelicals in politics? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solar_Crimson 08/15/23 12:01:58 AM #8:	ScazarMeltex posted... An entire network dedicated to giving the GOP base an alternate reality where their guy isn't corrupt. That's the entire reason Fox News was created. Ailes was butthurt about media coverage turning the populace afainst Nixon. --- Eat the rich Destroy the GOP <cite>Solar_Crimson posted [p:975457695] in What chang... [t:80537089]...</cite> <quote>ScazarMeltex posted... </cite><quote>An entire network dedicated to giving the GOP base an alternate reality where their guy isn't corrupt. That's the entire reason Fox News was created. Ailes was butthurt about media coverage turning the populace afainst Nixon.</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
darkace77450 08/15/23 12:02:04 AM #9:	Rupert Murdoch, Rush Limbaugh, and Newt Gingrich dedicated their respective careers to dividing the nation between Rs and Ds and normalizing political corruption from their side. <cite>darkace77450 posted [p:975457697] in What chang... [t:80537089]...</cite> <quote>Rupert Murdoch, Rush Limbaugh, and Newt Gingrich dedicated their respective careers to dividing the nation between Rs and Ds and normalizing political corruption from their side.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
flussence 08/15/23 12:02:54 AM #10:	an extra decade or two of huffing leaded fumes --- Editor's note: The sound of children screaming has been removed. <cite>flussence posted [p:975457715] in What chang... [t:80537089]...</cite> <quote>an extra decade or two of huffing leaded fumes </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Notti 08/18/23 7:47:00 AM #11:	Propaganda, and the destruction of reputable news sources. --- http://m.youtube.com/TheYoungTurks/videos Bernie>Biden>poo>Trump http://RightWingWatch.org http://reddit.com/r/BreadTube http://fb.me/OccupyDemocrats <cite>Notti posted [p:975518989] in What chang... [t:80537089]...</cite> <quote>Propaganda, and the destruction of reputable news sources. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
divot1338 08/18/23 7:49:15 AM #12:	Shame was still a thing among Republicans in the 1970s. --- Moustache twirling villian https://i.imgur.com/U3lt3H4.jpg- Kerbey <cite>divot1338 posted [p:975519010] in What chang... [t:80537089]...</cite> <quote>Shame was still a thing among Republicans in the 1970s. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KajeI 08/18/23 7:49:53 AM #13:	Approximately 2.5 generations worth of propaganda and targeted anti-intellectualism strategies. --- Look, I can name a few instances in MY life where I tried to reach mutual understanding and i can TELL you, always faster and easier to just kill em. Just is! <cite>KajeI posted [p:975519018] in What chang... [t:80537089]...</cite> <quote>Approximately 2.5 generations worth of propaganda and targeted anti-intellectualism strategies. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
action52 08/18/23 8:00:09 AM #14:	darkace77450 posted... Rupert Murdoch, Rush Limbaugh, and Newt Gingrich dedicated their respective careers to dividing the nation between Rs and Ds and normalizing political corruption from their side. This is what it is. Reagan and the religious right were responsible for the terrible, terrible Republican policies, but these were the people who turned the GOP into a completely bad faith organization that doesn't even care about governing, only winning and keeping political power. It's because of them that the American right wing barely even has policies anymore. --- And who are you, my little friend? Not a spoon... not a fork... but something in between. A fpoon. What will you think of next, Germany? <cite>action52 posted [p:975519108] in What chang... [t:80537089]...</cite> <quote>darkace77450 posted... </cite><quote>Rupert Murdoch, Rush Limbaugh, and Newt Gingrich dedicated their respective careers to dividing the nation between Rs and Ds and normalizing political corruption from their side.</quote>This is what it is. Reagan and the religious right were responsible for the terrible, terrible Republican policies, but these were the people who turned the GOP into a completely bad faith organization that doesn't even care about governing, only winning and keeping political power. It's because of them that the American right wing barely even has policies anymore. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Intro2Logic 08/18/23 8:04:45 AM #15:	ScazarMeltex posted... An entire network dedicated to giving the GOP base an alternate reality where their guy isn't corrupt. That's the entire reason Fox News was created. Ailes was butthurt about media coverage turning the populace afainst Nixon. Correct. --- Have you tried thinking rationally? <cite>Intro2Logic posted [p:975519150] in What chang... [t:80537089]...</cite> <quote>ScazarMeltex posted... </cite><quote>An entire network dedicated to giving the GOP base an alternate reality where their guy isn't corrupt. That's the entire reason Fox News was created. Ailes was butthurt about media coverage turning the populace afainst Nixon.</quote>Correct. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Euripides 08/18/23 8:08:38 AM #16:	Social Media. It was easy for the Republicans to turn on Nixon when there was no global mechanism for Nixon supporters to find one another . --- people who car cars a whip are so cringe <cite>Euripides posted [p:975519193] in What chang... [t:80537089]...</cite> <quote>Social Media. It was easy for the Republicans to turn on Nixon when there was no global mechanism for Nixon supporters to find one another . </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
brestugo 08/18/23 8:30:20 AM #17:	ScazarMeltex posted... An entire network dedicated to giving the GOP base an alternate reality where their guy isn't corrupt. That's the entire reason Fox News was created. Ailes was butthurt about media coverage turning the populace afainst Nixon. This right here. Throw in Gingrich's "win at all costs" approach, and here we are. --- Putin delenda est <cite>brestugo posted [p:975519446] in What chang... [t:80537089]...</cite> <quote>ScazarMeltex posted... </cite><quote>An entire network dedicated to giving the GOP base an alternate reality where their guy isn't corrupt. That's the entire reason Fox News was created. Ailes was butthurt about media coverage turning the populace afainst Nixon.</quote>This right here.Throw in Gingrich's "win at all costs" approach, and here we are. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ejolson 08/18/23 8:42:28 AM #18:	The culmination of Reagan and the evangelical right. Barry Goldwater said it best, "Mark my word, if and when these preachers get control of the [Republican] party, and they're sure trying to do so, it's going to be a terrible damn problem. Frankly, these people frighten me. Politics and governing demand compromise. But these Christians believe they are acting in the name of God, so they can't and won't compromise. I know, I've tried to deal with them." And he was a republican. --- Get up, Stand up, Stand up for your rights! <cite>ejolson posted [p:975519556] in What chang... [t:80537089]...</cite> <quote>The culmination of Reagan and the evangelical right. Barry Goldwater said it best, "Mark my word, if and when these preachers get control of the [Republican] party, and they're sure trying to do so, it's going to be a terrible damn problem. Frankly, these people frighten me. Politics and governing demand compromise. But these Christians believe they are acting in the name of God, so they can't and won't compromise. I know, I've tried to deal with them."And he was a republican. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Notti 08/21/23 6:33:49 AM #19:	ejolson posted... The culmination of Reagan and the evangelical right. Barry Goldwater said it best, "Mark my word, if and when these preachers get control of the [Republican] party, and they're sure trying to do so, it's going to be a terrible damn problem. Frankly, these people frighten me. Politics and governing demand compromise. But these Christians believe they are acting in the name of God, so they can't and won't compromise. I know, I've tried to deal with them." And he was a republican. And he was beyond awful too. But fundamentalists completely pervert religion and make it tyrannical. In their ridiculous attempt to purify the religion they enforce philosophical impossibilities onto people in the real world. --- http://m.youtube.com/TheYoungTurks/videos Bernie>Biden>poo>Trump http://RightWingWatch.org http://reddit.com/r/BreadTube http://fb.me/OccupyDemocrats <cite>Notti posted [p:975570521] in What chang... [t:80537089]...</cite> <quote>ejolson posted... </cite><quote>The culmination of Reagan and the evangelical right. Barry Goldwater said it best, "Mark my word, if and when these preachers get control of the [Republican] party, and they're sure trying to do so, it's going to be a terrible damn problem. Frankly, these people frighten me. Politics and governing demand compromise. But these Christians believe they are acting in the name of God, so they can't and won't compromise. I know, I've tried to deal with them."And he was a republican.</quote>And he was beyond awful too. But fundamentalists completely pervert religion and make it tyrannical. In their ridiculous attempt to purify the religion they enforce philosophical impossibilities onto people in the real world. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bass 08/21/23 6:36:05 AM #20:	wanderingshade posted... Jerry Falwell and all his bullshit? And all the shit the kind of expanded on that with all the Protestants and Evangelicals in politics? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_Majority Like here, tell me this isn't a major cause of shitty Republicans today. Yup, this bullshit has my mom voting against her own interests each time. Abortion especially. --- Many Bothans died to bring you this post. <cite>Bass posted [p:975570532] in What chang... [t:80537089]...</cite> <quote>wanderingshade posted... </cite><quote>Jerry Falwell and all his bullshit? And all the shit the kind of expanded on that with all the Protestants and Evangelicals in politics?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_MajorityLike here, tell me this isn't a major cause of shitty Republicans today.</quote>Yup, this bullshit has my mom voting against her own interests each time. Abortion especially. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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