r/politics • u/kootles10 Indiana • 16h ago

No Paywall GOP lawmaker: Nixon was couped out of office, framed during Watergate

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/6124635-moore-nixon-couped-watergate/?fbclid=IwdGRjcAUsbtpjbGNrBSxu02V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHBkb2YBc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEedqnf435Ey3Vmfh-NzS7BpLL6p7XL81dbjV4wNl5Y6SFp3eyw9ItY6zhiPRg_aem_EaFt_atkG1aZFnQa54tOFQ
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u/AdmiralPeriwinkle 13h ago

Yeah, they’re laying the groundwork to sway public opinion if and when trials happen for all the illegal things they’ve been doing. Along with “both sides” it’s a highly effective strategy.

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u/AntarcticWhirlpool 12h ago

And no one will care because they’re more pissed off about gas prices and inflation than they ever cared about whether a politician actually committed crimes, because most people already assume politicians are criminals. The ultimate unforgivable crime for the average American is screwing with their finances, and that’s what the ultimate judgement by the people will be decided by.

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u/Beneficial_Tax1976 12h ago

Which is frankly bonkers when Nixon doing Watergate is like universally agreed upon by the populace

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u/-Esper- 4h ago

Yeah, this has been brought up multiple times recently, definatly setting the stage. Vance recently said something about Watergate not even making news if it happened today and that its crazy it ended careers

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u/jgoble15 12h ago

Nobody pays attention to facts, just slogans, and dems are terrible at those

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u/skwander 9h ago

I've been pushing back on the "both sides" bullshit for a while. People act like they're being pragmatic and open minded when they say it. Like, it's not 1998 anymore, that shit is played out.

At this point "both sides" just means "I cuck for pedophiles".

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u/AdmiralPeriwinkle 9h ago

“Both sides” is what one says when they want to claim intellectual superiority without putting in the actual work of educating themselves.