Playing with history

[bluesdave]

You are correct Griff. The concept seemed a good idea at the time I thought of it, but later, even I realised that it was a silly exercise.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Roosevelt was one hell of a smart politician. He knew that he had to wait for public support before acting.

That is the big change in America. 50 years ago the politicians feared the wrath of the people, now the people fear the wrath of the government.

[piercehawkeye45]

*insert V for Vendetta quote*

[Clodfobble]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

50 years ago the politicians feared the wrath of the people, now the people fear the wrath of the government.

I thought 50 years ago people would support the President simply out of respect for the office, whereas nowadays they'll stage a protest against the President's new hairstyle?

[Griff]

Originally Posted by bluesdave

You are correct Griff. The concept seemed a good idea at the time I thought of it, but later, even I realised that it was a silly exercise.

Not really silly, anything that makes us reassess what we're seeing and turn it around in our heads has value.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

I thought 50 years ago people would support the President simply out of respect for the office, whereas nowadays they'll stage a protest against the President's new hairstyle?

Nope, they paid close attention to what he was doing and the result. But that said, all they had was the print media and fledgling TV news programs so a lot of the second guessing was missing. By the time you heard what the politician had done, they might print the result in the same article.

What they didn't print is when the President, got a haircut, got a blowjob or from whom.