Wild West Politics?

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by DanaC

I always knew there was an element of that. But I didn't think it was as entrenched as it is in our system. I began to get an inkling of it during the Bush years of course.

Your previous post was very good. I am glad that you noted when the majority of the evilness in our political process started, in the Bush years. And here we are.

[Sheldonrs]

I do not condone violence, not even upon people I hate.
However, when certain people die of natural causes, "When that day comes I shall futterwacken... vigorously."

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Your previous post was very good. I am glad that you noted when the majority of the evilness in our political process started, in the Bush years. And here we are.

No, she said she started to notice it as an across-the-ponder, during the Bush years, not that it started then.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

No, she said she started to notice it as an across-the-ponder, during the Bush years, not that it started then.

I guess I was sort of agreeing with her because that is when I noticed it the most. It goes back over 100 years in our national politics. It just seems to really have peaked at that time in my life. To be honest most of us in the military don't pay that much attention to it when you are just taking your marching orders on a day to day basis. But if we look at the Vietnam era you could almost say it was actually much worse in the late 60's and early 70's.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

I guess I was sort of agreeing with her because that is when I noticed it the most. It goes back over 100 years in our national politics. It just seems to really have peaked at that time in my life. To be honest most of us in the military don't pay that much attention to it when you are just taking your marching orders on a day to day basis. But if we look at the Vietnam era you could almost say it was actually much worse in the late 60's and early 70's.

Vietnam brought about a great divide (my father and myself ), but the violence at Chicago, and Kent State were more the exception than the rule. But after 9-11, the violent political rhetoric seemed to ramp up considerably, for me. Just before the 2000 election, I noticed the big money, and their lobbyists, who used to try to maintain a low profile, coming out of the shadows and asserting their muscle. I think this was encouraged by the Rove/Cheney duo.