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		koonsolo 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: PhD Timeline I'm old enough to know, and no, it's not the same. Bush never claimed that Canada is a US state, never hinted at invading Greenland, never repeated Russian propaganda. We thought the Gulf War 2 was under false pretenses of "Weapons of Mass Destruction", sure. But what Trump is doing is plain betrayal of trust amongst allies.

disqard 9 months ago [–]

It's gaslighting via ye olde "both sides" reasoning:

"Oh, don't worry, all the politicians are corrupt liars, so the current administration is just like the preceding ones. Nothing to see here!"

Thank you for calling this out!

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