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Originally Posted by vienna
I don't have to try: you've already admitted you're a Canadian...   |
You... you... hoser.
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Watergate is used as a sort of standard measure to define the scurrilousness of political malfeasance of any party stripe. The severe distrust and disdain of various Presidents since Nixon towards the press, and vice versa, was born out of Nixon's actions as President. The overtly hostile atmosphere in current US politics is a by-product of the Nixon years. Civility in US politics was virtually annihilated after Nixon and seems to be only getting worse.
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I cannot disagree. What I see now in the American political system is a disturbing trend. It is the criminalization of political belief. It is no longer enough to simply disagree. The opponent is a criminal that has to be prosecuted. Impeach him. Lock her up. This is disturbing. It worries me. I hope it is not the future.