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Just watched the Boy Boy video on George Bush’s Masterclass, and they made me think about which U.S. President was actually worse.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Others have said that it depends on exactly what your standards are for defining “worse”. Broadly speaking, it seems to come down to whether you’re emphasizing foreign or domestic policy. It’s not necessarily because people don’t understand or are downplaying atrocities.

The question is vague enough that it’s entirely possible for informed, compassionate people to come to different conclusions. That’s why this is an interesting discussion.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Yeah, except a fascist US would be farrrr worse internationally and domestically than anything bush did in 8 years.