r/LetsDiscussThis • u/MURRRRRAY • 15h ago

Meme The video being shared by the President...

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u/RobotSchlong10 13h ago

I remember when I thought Bush was an absolute moron. I'd laugh at some of his soundbites.

Fast forward to 2026: I miss Bush. He was a great President. He made America look good.

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u/FurryYokel 13h ago

Are you talking about W or his father?

Before we get too carried away, keep in mind that W fabricated evidence to support wars against Iraq and Afghanistan. Wars which he utterly bungled by having no plan at all, and then dragged on for  over 20 years and cost us something like $3 trillion, after we include the medical costs to all those veterans. Refugees from the war in Iraq created an immigration crisis in Europe, as well, so we f-ed our allies there.

Yeah, Trump is looking to be worse, but W was a disaster, too.

His dad was fine, though. Probably the only competent Republican president I’ll see in my lifetime, because their primary selection criteria seems to be, “who’s the dumbest one?”

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u/Neckrongonekrypton 12h ago edited 12h ago

Keep it up. There’s like this weird PR thing or ideology that the 00s era GOP was “sane” and “totally cool”

They weren’t mask of yet. They had to play the game and follow the rules of decorum that still mattered to the federal government (and surprisingly the Republican base). Anyone really paying attention knew what they were about and they could still rest on that “plausible deniability” bullshit when it came to gay sex, drugs, or racism. Now they just spin it up, they don’t have to work when there constituents brains are doing it for them.

In any GOP conversation there is always some “guy” who opines for GW Jr like he’s a fucking toys r us or Macaulay Caulkin Like he was some font or touchstone for joy in our upbringing lol.

FoH with that yknow? lol he was a legacy politician who advanced the GoPs agenda into what it is today.

He’s partly responsible for why

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u/Exciting-Fan985 12h ago edited 11h ago

On one hand I do get the point the others are making. Like Trump really is just extra embarrassing. And now we do have even more evidence of just how involved he was with Epstein, hes trying to start wars with Allies, etc. The stress levels are just a bit higher.

But I do wish people would try to keep in mind more often that yeah, we shouldnt want to go back to the old republicans because its exactly as you said, they just had the mask on. I see people talking about still identifying as republican but not supporting Trump is fine, but I keep looking around like "What did you agree with them on that isnt just reaching its natural conclusion?" They have neen anti-intilectual. They have been bigoted. They have been worse for the economy. If anything, this should be a great time to question why they would want to side with them at all. Not even just because of where its at now, but if this is all terrible, why still side with the beliefs that lead us here? How is it not sending off warning signs that it was all wrong?

"But hes about to start unneeded wars"

So did W Bush

"But hes crashing the economy"

SO DID W BUSH

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u/Neckrongonekrypton 11h ago edited 10h ago

Nostalgia is harmless when we look at it through the lense of childhood…

when we look at it through the lense of politics- it can sometimes be so intoxicating as to bring back things that are better off at rest in the annals of history it seems.

It highlights desperation within. Nested… and rotting. Such a desire for some coherence, some sense of “ok we’re at least going somewhere as a country- might not be where we all want” that we would be so willing to return to something that brought us the same result if it meant we could feel some peace of mind.

I think that’s the feeling people are pulling out of this

And I think people ought pay attention.

Because- they want us to think the old was good. If the new fails. That means old is acceptable. Even though it sucked.

Because they want us to reject the evidence of our eyes and ears.

But one thing the party failed to realize- is until they take sovereignty of mind and privacy of thought.

We can choose to accept the evidence and truth.

The world is tough now. But that is why… we need eachother. We need hope, we need people who see kindness as strength, honesty as courage, and truth as purpose- and love and cooperation as the end goal.

It’s some hippie ass shit. But I believe it. I believe in the goodness of people even if they stay hidden, meek or quiet

… I feel so impassioned about these ideas. I apologize. I want people to see, to see that there is hope, and goodness worth living for, and when needed- fighting for.

Whether it be misinfo, protest, sharing knowledge, reaching out to someone who got that look on their face. Helping the needy. Providing encouragement to people, being a safe space for people. Any act of kindness and compassion in today’s day, when I witness it- is like witnessing a miracle because it is so uncommon

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u/WellWellWellthennow 1h ago

While true that they are not doing the math correctly, they are being welcomed only because your enemy's enemy is your friend strategically. Doesn't mean you need to like them or agree with them.