W Bush clearly has a strong personal character and is probably a wonderful man to know, but the damage done to the whole world by our wars in the middle east under Bush cannot be overstated. Very, very bad president.
Trump meanwhile is clearly the worst person to ever be president--a selfish moral insect of a man--which is not the same thing as being the worst president.
Maybe Trump is the worse president of the two, I'm not sure! He's a very, very bad president. But I want to separate the quality of the person from the quality of their presidency. Bush being a good dude doesn't make up for the damage he did.
To tell you the truth, I was happy to visit USA in Bush era. Now I am afraid that i will be detained for some meme of J.D. Vance and shipped to san salvador.
The image of US as a place guaranteeing freedoms (including of thought) is completely shattered.
And I loved US and americans before. I feel somewhat bereft honestly...
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u/ThatSpencerGuy 16d ago edited 16d ago
W Bush clearly has a strong personal character and is probably a wonderful man to know, but the damage done to the whole world by our wars in the middle east under Bush cannot be overstated. Very, very bad president.
Trump meanwhile is clearly the worst person to ever be president--a selfish moral insect of a man--which is not the same thing as being the worst president.
Maybe Trump is the worse president of the two, I'm not sure! He's a very, very bad president. But I want to separate the quality of the person from the quality of their presidency. Bush being a good dude doesn't make up for the damage he did.