I always thought the "they hate us for our freedoms" thing was a bit/joke from a comedian or SNL, similar to Sarah Palin's "I can see Russia from my house" stuff, I never realised that Bush Jr actually said that...

That man was deeply unserious but also incredibly evil.

[–] Ildsaye@hexbear.net 36 points 1 year ago (2 children)

At the time, everyone I knew thought him every bit the dangerous buffoon Trump is considered now. But the feeling that he was emblematic of imperial decline felt much more abstract, the overreach had just begun in earnest under him. I remember the competent libs howling "you can't DO that!" to the Patriot Act and violations of treaties and international law and watching that whole admin ride tidily into the sunset laden with dollar sign bags, secure in the knowledge that the consequences weren't even a little bit their problem.

(Most of those same libs didn't say shit when it was Clinton, Obama, or Brandon doing the same things)

Check out season 1 of Blowback for more wacky/terrifying Bush admin hijinks

[–] Tabitha@hexbear.net 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

At the time, everyone I knew thought him every bit the dangerous buffoon Trump is considered now.

I had immigrant parents, who didn't talk much English at home or US politics much. In elementary school I'd pass as white until you realize I have heavy accident 1/5 the vocab as everyone else. Bush was the the middle school and high school era for me. What I personally witnessed felt like Bush seemed to do bad things 24 like a cartoon villain but every fucking adult loved him because he was a Christian man and was going to end satanism and abortion or something. I moved way up north before Obama, and when he won the election everyone rejoiced like it was going to change everything.

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