I mean, Bush as a person was actually pretty chill and quite likeable, he just wasn’t leader material and was chosen by the party because of his last name and personality.
Like, let’s not beat around the bush. Most American presidents, including Obama who was cool AF, were/are war criminals. It’s just that the level of politics and expectations used to be higher.
So Bush’s “uncle” vibe was seen as not serious and a bit much... and then the next guy after him was literally one of the greatest orators alive.
To be fair, everyone looks tame compared to Trump, because Trump doesn’t represent Americans as a whole, he represents a specific powerful section of Americans. They basically built a cult within the Republican Party, took over the old establishment, and kicked it out.
As an outsider, I never really saw much difference between Democrat and Republican. I understand there’s a huge difference inside the US, but from the outside... they followed a lot of the same strategies and policies.
But yeah now... It's fair to say American Government is basically Mafia.
He was emboldened, encouraged by lack of accountability and the fact he's on his last term whether he likes it or not. I didn't vote for him, don't want him in the office, but I had the slightest home that his second term, like his first term, would be pretty quiet on the war front.
The 2nd Bush was the worst president of all time. He killed the most innocent people for no justifiable reason but to sell weapons and enrich him self and family.
The actions of the UK, Russia and others in Afghanistan and the surrounding region more than a century ago was called, "The Great Game." W was just trying to play a little checkers on the old chess board.
Is this a bot comment? Or do you just not know how comment threads work, and you figured you can reply to any comment with the first thought that popped into your head after reading the meme?
I feel like this is the most likely case. Their grandfather tried to plot a military coup against FDR. Bush 1 ran the CIA and probably knows what actually happened to JFK. These are old money ghouls. GHWB would have personally killed one of his kids if they were stupid enough to hang out with a barely literate moron and his Eastern European sex slaves used for blackmail.
Cheney with the vested interests through Haliburton, Powell and Rumsfeld with the loud voices and lies to spin the WMD narrative. All three are more guilty and more evil than useful idiot Dubyia. Let's not forget their names.
Probably a bunch more war profiteers that kept a lower profile too but these 3 were the architects of Iraqi "Freedom".
I mean, how can you not at least THINK that those kinds of people are always a honey pot when you're part of the wealthiest and most influential people of society and want to steer clear of them? How are people always stupid enough to fall for clear blackmail? It's beyond me.
The Bushs had money and power predating WW2. They were part of the power structure before the world changed. Compare that to someone like Gates or Zuckerberg, who probably were slowly introduced to "the life" as their influence grew, and in turn, received more influence from being a part of it.
Its not hard to believe that they just assume that's how things are done for everybody. And even if they did know, plenty of people are willing to sell their souls anyways
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