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Buttoneer

(896 posts) Sun Sep 21, 2025, 08:18 PM Sunday

Remember the mild, easy-going scandal of Watergate?

Ford had no clue...

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Remember the mild, easy-going scandal of Watergate? (Original Post) Buttoneer Sunday OP

Then America had to go and eat the brown acid, resulting in this endlessly fucked up bad trip Blues Heron Sunday #1

Back in the days when republicans Turbineguy Sunday #2

K&R UTUSN Sunday #3

It was not a "mild scandal." valleyrogue Sunday #4

Blues Heron

(7,621 posts)

1. Then America had to go and eat the brown acid, resulting in this endlessly fucked up bad trip

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Sun Sep 21, 2025, 08:24 PM

Sunday

Turbineguy

(39,432 posts)

2. Back in the days when republicans

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Sun Sep 21, 2025, 08:25 PM

Sunday

dared to investigate and hold presidents accountable.

UTUSN

(75,810 posts)

3. K&R

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Sun Sep 21, 2025, 09:06 PM

Sunday

valleyrogue

(2,340 posts)

4. It was not a "mild scandal."

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Sun Sep 21, 2025, 09:51 PM

Sunday

It, with the Vietnam War, helped to undermine American support for its institutions. It directly led to the mess we have today with Trump and company. Never forget that.

Watergate is still very poorly understood. Once people understand its connection with the Chennault Affair and both connected by the Vietnam War does it become clear what it was.

Nixon was a war criminal who should have been tried at The Hague.

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