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In reply to the discussion: Scathing Condemnation of George W Bush- How George W. Bush Helped Osama Bin Laden Win His War [View all]Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)52. This line was the best...
Marriages, families, and friendships crumbled because of disagreement over Bushs policies and misguided actions.
We ALL know people who we once regarded as friends who went nuts with all the "Democrats and Liberals are traitors" talk.
Some of us lost their job over it.
The pure POISON put out by Rove and his ilk at the time was insane. How many actual DEATHS were there between our own people over the campaign to paint those opposed to the invasion of Iraq as "terrorist sympathizers"?
I don't care what anyone says, Rove and the Republicans used the NAZI playbook. They USED 9/11 the same way Hitler used the Reichstag fire to take over and silence their critics. They defined themselves as the heroes who would keep us safe and Democrats as the enemy within the same way they did during the Cold War. They defined loyalty to America as being the same as loyalty to Bush.
Then they laughed at the STUPIDITY of their base for believing in them as they saw this country tear itself apart.
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Scathing Condemnation of George W Bush- How George W. Bush Helped Osama Bin Laden Win His War [View all]
malaise
Jan 2013
OP
R#10 & K for, my assessment of him started before, like when he became Weak Governor n/t
UTUSN
Jan 2013
#4
Don't forget 100K Evangelical End Timer phone calls pressuring GW to protect Israel
patrice
Jan 2013
#27
Osama won when the Patriot Act was signed into law. Destruction of the Bill of Rights was key.
Selatius
Jan 2013
#35
But we keep promoting all the Senators who voted for the war, and dumping on those who voted no.
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2013
#44