Bush doing a judicial coup and succeeding is far more disruptive of social norms than Jan 6th was. Bush’s invasion of Iraq was more destructive than any of Trump’s decisions.
The only hatred deeper than what I have for George W Bush is one that would lead me to throwing my life away to end his. I hate him even more for unlocking this degree of hate. There isn’t a word in any human language for my contempt for that loathsome wretch and it’s probably good that we as a species cannot conceptualize this level of hate in words. I have Ahab hatred for him and even though ill for sure outlive that despicable cur, with my last breath I will curse his name as he lays dead and that is an absolute promise.
And I. Canadian, imagine how someone from Iraq might feel.
Something I’ve learned from talking with people from oppressed groups, is that vengeance and hatred in their hearts is often overcome with a desire to salvage the remainder of their life and overcome their past.
Vengeance, malice, and retribution are poisons and echoes of victimizer that deforms and mutilates the oppressed and we must all live with purpose and humanity.
right before the 2020 election, Chomsky predictably got liberal press attention by saying trump is worse than hitler… for climate change denial. Uhhhh ok
The big villain there is honestly H.W. Bush, who initially had a decent take on climate change (“this is a real problem that is not necessarily political that we should address”) but quickly reversed course, calcifying U.S. inaction on the matter.
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Jan 6th made him the worst, say what you want about Buchanan or Jackson but at least they did their atrocities within the system they were elected to uphold.
“Say what you want about genocides, at least they weren’t Jan 6”
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