This morning, I have a clearer sense that Trump is going down. And it's for the exact reason I thought he was a disqualified candidate in Aug 2015: he's simply a horrible character who is incapable of properly leading the country.
Whether he resigns, is voted out, or is impeached on god knows which misconduct charges it doesn't matter. I think that history books will say that he was a bad President. And it is about that time when I will have the impulse to stick my finger in the eye of all those (e.g.: my cousins in Texas) who rode Trump's act all the way into the grave. I'll want to say, "see, I told you! How could you have been so stupid all these months and years not to see the truth about his character? How could you continue to support and defend him?!?!"
Yet, I know, that sort of behavior only makes people back up in defense of their previously held positions. Rather than sheepishly admitting they were ultimately wrong, folks tend to double down and counterattack. Instead of moving on, lessons learned, not only would my personal relationships be permanently injured but the national dialogue would transition into an attack of whomever comes next.
In this way, it would seem that Dems and Repubs would be doomed to a never ending eye for an eye battle of attrition. No healing, no unity, no resolution and moving on to bigger and better things.
And so, my questions for older Bears, what was it like in '72 when watergate began, and later when it became known that Nixon was wrongly involved? Was the tenor of Dems vs Repubs similar to today?
And then, what was it like after Nixon left? Were there still people who defended him? Did they stand by him for the next 3, 5, 10 years?
I ask because I want to know what to expect. Will my cousins, et al, eventually capitulate? Or will there forever be this chasm between us?
Thank you.
Whether he resigns, is voted out, or is impeached on god knows which misconduct charges it doesn't matter. I think that history books will say that he was a bad President. And it is about that time when I will have the impulse to stick my finger in the eye of all those (e.g.: my cousins in Texas) who rode Trump's act all the way into the grave. I'll want to say, "see, I told you! How could you have been so stupid all these months and years not to see the truth about his character? How could you continue to support and defend him?!?!"
Yet, I know, that sort of behavior only makes people back up in defense of their previously held positions. Rather than sheepishly admitting they were ultimately wrong, folks tend to double down and counterattack. Instead of moving on, lessons learned, not only would my personal relationships be permanently injured but the national dialogue would transition into an attack of whomever comes next.
In this way, it would seem that Dems and Repubs would be doomed to a never ending eye for an eye battle of attrition. No healing, no unity, no resolution and moving on to bigger and better things.
And so, my questions for older Bears, what was it like in '72 when watergate began, and later when it became known that Nixon was wrongly involved? Was the tenor of Dems vs Repubs similar to today?
And then, what was it like after Nixon left? Were there still people who defended him? Did they stand by him for the next 3, 5, 10 years?
I ask because I want to know what to expect. Will my cousins, et al, eventually capitulate? Or will there forever be this chasm between us?
Thank you.
