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valleyrogue

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30. Nixon was way worse.

Fri Sep 19, 2025, 01:35 PM

Sep 19

People seem to forget he, through third parties, sabotaged the 1968 Paris Peace Talks that would have ended the Vietnam War, thus not just ensuring his re-election, but he stretched that war out unnecessarily to ensure his re-election. Hundreds of thousands of people died simply because Nixon wanted to gain and keep power. Watergate was in large part a result of Nixon's paranoia of being found out for having violated the Logan Act.

Nixon should have been tried at The Hague.

Trump is an idiot who has truly evil people in charge of running things, but Nixon stands alone with his treachery. Nixon was vastly more intelligent than Trump. However, his mental problems concerning hate against his perceived enemies was his downfall.

People tend to forget how devastating the Vietnam War was to people's faith in our country's institutions. Ditto for Watergate. These set the stage for the mess we have today.

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Who was worse? Nixon or Trump? [View all] uponit7771 Sep 19 OP

Trump by far! DemMedic Sep 19 #1

Trump is far worse. OLDMDDEM Sep 19 #9

Oh, hell no. Nixon had NOTHING on Trump. Granted R's in Congress actually had some ethics hlthe2b Sep 19 #2

I watched the Nixon bio on PBS the other night LeftInTX Sep 19 #23

Who was worse? trump, by a mile. (nt) Paladin Sep 19 #3

Not even close. yardwork Sep 19 #4

It has to be trump, right? EnergizedLib Sep 19 #5

Let's see: EPA, first rise in minimum wage in decades, attempted Equal Right Amendment, Voting rights amendment, ... marble falls Sep 19 #6

See my post #12 Fiendish Thingy Sep 19 #13

Yeah, MAGA would hate him ... So he tried some progressive policies uponit7771 Sep 19 #32

He felt he had been cheated out of offices, and he seemed to have little no qualms about dirty tricks himself ... marble falls Sep 19 #40

Minimum wage was raised twice during each of Kennedy's and Johnson's terms RazorbackExpat Sep 20 #46

Nixon was pretty bad, but there were a few lines even he wouldn't cross. Ocelot II Sep 19 #7

Obviously he's a piece of shit is worse but the only reason Eliot Rosewater Sep 19 #8

Right, trump said smart people don't like him uponit7771 Sep 19 #33

Hands down Trump. He is the worse but I think Reagan and "W" Bush were also worse than Nixon. walkingman Sep 19 #10

Trump Wifes husband Sep 19 #11

Trump is clearly more corrupt and incompetent Fiendish Thingy Sep 19 #12

Reagan interfered with US negotiations on the hostages from the Embassy. So Carter couldn't claim that ... marble falls Sep 19 #41

Nixon actually did a lot of good things. Turbineguy Sep 19 #14

Compared to tRump Nixon is a God worthy of worship and prayer. nt ImNotGod Sep 19 #15

that's not even a marginally valid question. try again. - -(nt)- stopdiggin Sep 19 #16

We literally stopped working and danced n the aisles when Dick resigned. Ping Tung Sep 19 #17

Hell when pedoprez dies there'll be parties worldwide!!! uponit7771 Sep 19 #34

I have seen four republican presidencies Cosmocat Sep 19 #18

I think you've seen six jmowreader Sep 19 #39

Dubya was a sociopath who delighted in signing death warrants RazorbackExpat Sep 20 #48

Trump, by a mile! LeftInTX Sep 19 #19

Yep, that does it .. Trump lying about the virus for months is some top line evil shit uponit7771 Sep 19 #35

Trump. lostincalifornia Sep 19 #20

Trump ArnoldLayne Sep 19 #21

I long for Richard Nixon synni Sep 19 #22

Literally pining JCMach1 Sep 19 #25

Trump Rebl2 Sep 19 #24

Trump makes Nixon videohead5 Sep 19 #26

Well, there's this.. surfered Sep 19 #27

Trump! I despised Nixon, but I would gladly trade Trump for him. rsdsharp Sep 19 #28

Trump by far. Nixon was an amateur compared to Trump. And the American people had a moral core back then. Irish_Dem Sep 19 #29

Nixon was way worse. valleyrogue Sep 19 #30

Well said. Nixon's legacy includes many thousands dead in SE Asia and here. Ping Tung Sep 19 #38

Richard Nixon wasn't totally subhuman as Trump is. I remember after he left office the revered Vermont Vinca Sep 19 #31

Ah, so Nixon had a heart underneath being an asshole... Trump is a pile of shit no matter what uponit7771 Sep 19 #36

Remember, too, that Nixon left office after a group of Republicans went to the White House and told him Vinca Sep 19 #37

I think the GOP wants to keep him to be president forever! IzzaNuDay Sep 20 #59

Different perspective from the other responses FHRRK Sep 20 #42

Is this serious? iemanja Sep 20 #43

I was a child when Nixon was president, and the world wasn't falling apart around me. Crunchy Frog Sep 20 #44

When Agnew resigned in disgrace in 1973 DFW Sep 20 #45

Nixon was elected for two reasons Norbert Sep 20 #47

What's worse? A bad flu or stomach cancer? Tommy Carcetti Sep 20 #49

+1 dalton99a Sep 20 #63

We're experiencing the most corrupt government in our nations history. Emile Sep 20 #50

Trump rapes little girls, unlike Nixon Blues Heron Sep 20 #51

trump wins this one. badhair77 Sep 20 #52

Nixon was an altar boy next to trmp. spanone Sep 20 #53

Reagan, Dubya and Trump are on my top 3 list. tavernier Sep 20 #54

Nixon hid by appearing to be liberal. Got a lot of liberal support to get elected. tirebiter Sep 20 #55

Trump is so much further down the fascist trail that Nixon just stepped on. lark Sep 20 #56

Sorry, but that isn't even a serious question. Ferrets are Cool Sep 20 #57

Nixon v Trump Mike Nelson Sep 20 #58

Nixon was cheating at Tiddlywinks Freddie Sep 20 #60

Nixon tried his hand at a few progressive policies xmas74 Sep 20 #61

Trump is orders of magnitude worse. Trump is in his own category dalton99a Sep 20 #62

Trump rso Sep 20 #64

trump. Nixon for all his faults and vile nature, was as times politically pragmatic. themaguffin Sep 20 #65

You're joking. No comparison. madibella Sep 20 #66