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sarisataka

(22,838 posts) Wed Dec 17, 2025, 04:46 PM Dec 2025

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Did anyone ever expect to live in the time when it could be truthfully said

Andrew Jackson was the second most uncouth, classless and generally despicable person to hold the office of President?

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Did anyone ever expect to live in the time when it could be truthfully said (Original Post) sarisataka Dec 2025 OP

When I was young, I believed that we (the world as a whole, but especially Americans) were on a path toward Intractable Dec 2025 #1

As I get older PatSeg Dec 2025 #3

It's unfortunate to see it in several countries currently IronLionZion Dec 2025 #4

That's why they want to erase history. flashman13 Dec 2025 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author jfz9580m Dec 2025 #11

I was telling someone Roc2020 Dec 2025 #2

I never imagined we would be the country of Dumb Nazis Mr.WeRP Dec 2025 #5

I went to Andrew Jackson High School Mossfern Dec 2025 #6

Superman's tagline has to be changed ... SeattleVet Dec 2025 #7

The first president I remember was JFK. So as small kid I just assumed that all presidents were pretty much like him. Fil1957 Dec 2025 #8

By comparison, Andy looks like Miss Manners. NNadir Dec 2025 #9

Nope, but we are. Sigh. Joinfortmill Dec 2025 #12

I guarantee that the majority of Trump voters have no idea who you are talking about. progressoid Dec 2025 #13

Intractable

(2,394 posts)

1. When I was young, I believed that we (the world as a whole, but especially Americans) were on a path toward

Reply to sarisataka (Original post)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 04:51 PM

Dec 2025

ever-increasing democracy, where new technologies would help to set us free.

Every day, as an old man, I am amazed at how wrong I was.

PatSeg

(53,567 posts)

3. As I get older

Reply to Intractable (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 06:21 PM

Dec 2025

I amazed to realize how little I don't know and apparently never did.

IronLionZion

(51,561 posts)

4. It's unfortunate to see it in several countries currently

Reply to Intractable (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 06:26 PM

Dec 2025

Those who don't want students to learn history, are definitely trying to repeat the worst parts of history.

flashman13

(2,566 posts)

10. That's why they want to erase history.

Reply to IronLionZion (Reply #4)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 07:19 PM

Dec 2025

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Roc2020

(1,793 posts)

2. I was telling someone

Reply to sarisataka (Original post)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 05:34 PM

Dec 2025

something similar the other day. By a wide margin he will go down as the most despicable incompetent unintelligent person ever to hold that office.

Mr.WeRP

(1,098 posts)

5. I never imagined we would be the country of Dumb Nazis

Reply to sarisataka (Original post)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 06:42 PM

Dec 2025

And yet, here we are.

Mossfern

(4,782 posts)

6. I went to Andrew Jackson High School

Reply to sarisataka (Original post)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 06:54 PM

Dec 2025

Our school song stated that he was audacious and "nearly" always right.
Very bizarre - located in Queens NYC.

SeattleVet

(5,934 posts)

7. Superman's tagline has to be changed ...

Reply to sarisataka (Original post)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 07:01 PM

Dec 2025

to, "Truth, justice, OR the American way.

How far we've fallen.☹️

Fil1957

(887 posts)

8. The first president I remember was JFK. So as small kid I just assumed that all presidents were pretty much like him.

Reply to sarisataka (Original post)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 07:02 PM

Dec 2025

Boy, did I get that wrong. Since he was assassinated, I have been continuously disappointed in Democratic and especially Republican presidents. And it gets worse and worse. Martin Luther King may have said "the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice".

But in my lifetime it could be said that regarding U.S. Republican presidents, "the arc of presidential history bends toward pure evil and incompetence".

NNadir

(38,560 posts)

9. By comparison, Andy looks like Miss Manners.

Reply to sarisataka (Original post)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 07:18 PM

Dec 2025

Joinfortmill

(21,679 posts)

12. Nope, but we are. Sigh.

Reply to sarisataka (Original post)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 07:21 PM

Dec 2025

progressoid

(53,390 posts)

13. I guarantee that the majority of Trump voters have no idea who you are talking about.

Reply to sarisataka (Original post)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 10:48 PM

Dec 2025

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