I'm a libertarian and I think members of the Bush administration lied to get approval for the iraq invasion.Pwns wrote:What about 90s talk radio? Rush Limbaugh was the only guy that was really prominent back in those days and you don't have to like or respect his opinions but he's not Glenn Beck or Alex Jones and he has never really dealt with conspiracy theories the same way the Kos/moveon nuts do.kalm wrote:
You’re either completely delilusional or too young to be aware of the Bush administration, Iraq war, and 90’s right wing talk radio.
We can argue who’s more at fault but to “fully blame” the left for the deteriotiom of discourse is laughable.
The first completely off-the-rails bat-poop nutty opposition to a US president was when Bush was in office. And yes, if you think Bush lied to go to Iraq or stole the election you are on par with Sandy Hook truthers and birthers and other fringe, alternative-facts types.
Like I said, the left aren't the only ones involved in the positive feedback loop, but they are the ones that started it.
And this whole off-the-rails opposition to the opposing party has been going on to varying degrees and in various forms almost since the beginning. We've survived it in the past and hopefully we'll survive it this time.