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[–] themaninblack@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago (4 children)

It distresses me that the kids don’t really have an appreciation for how utterly evil George W Bush was

[–] z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It distresses me that the kids don’t really have an appreciation for how utterly evil Ronald W. Reagan was.

[–] nickiwest@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

I'm sure GWB thanks Donald Trump every day for revising his legacy to "not the worst president in US history."

[–] CultLeader4Hire@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Anyone saying that at the time was called an evil crazy asshole and once 9/11 happened the default was to accuse us of supporting terrorism for being against him… it’s been a wild ride and I want off

[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

I think a lot of the world doesnt know either. All we got were the "look at the idiot try and form a complete sentence lol" jokes.

Which is still bad because he sounds properly eloquent compared to what youre working with today.