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Nixon's sadly successful campaign strategy (media.piefed.social)
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[–] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

A pattern which would repeat in 1980, 2016, and 2024

Yep, and so many of the same people were involved in each of them, and every single one should have been in prison or executed.

tbf, knowing my countrymen... they probably would.

I agree with everything else, but I'm not so sure about this. I think if we had said "This is treason" and treated it like what the average American thinks a treason/coup scenario would look like (dramatic and violent, like a tv show where the president is played by Harrison Ford or Kiefer Sutherland) and used whatever force was necessary to put people in jail immediately most Americans would have rallied 'round the flag.

Either way, yeah we definitely should have rolled the dice on it.

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 2 points 3 days ago

I agree with everything else, but I’m not so sure about this. I think if we had said “This is treason” and treated it like what the average American thinks a treason/coup scenario would look like (dramatic and violent, like a tv show where the president is played by Harrison Ford or Kiefer Sutherland) and used whatever force was necessary to put people in jail immediately most Americans would have rallied ’round the flag.

I think you underestimate the selective cynicism of the electorate.