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GreatGazoo

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13. showing how much can be ignored by those willing to do so

Reply to ITAL (Reply #9)

Mon Feb 16, 2026, 12:46 PM

Feb 16

Truman's popularity was lower than Nixon during Watergate.

Wilson is finally getting the rep he deserves. History is funny that way. This is guy, Patton, is Phd in History whose father is History prof. He is one of many who are detailed and relentless in their condemnations of Woodrow Wilson:

ETA: Wilson is especially relevant here because Wilson was obsessed with rewriting history, Lost Cause, etc. Wilson infamously said of "Birth of a Nation", ""It is like writing history with lightning. And my only regret is that it is all so terribly true."

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I keep hearing that history will not to be kind to DJT. [View all] MIButterfly Feb 16 OP

;-{)......... Goonch Feb 16 #1

Dunno. To the best of knowledge, Richard Nixon and Warren G. Harding no_hypocrisy Feb 16 #2

Wilson's an interesting case ITAL Feb 16 #7

And let's not forget EuterpeThelo Feb 16 #3

Funny, but until your post, I hadn't heard Reagan"s name in decades maxrandb Feb 16 #4

I hope you're right. Please let it be so. MIButterfly Feb 16 #6

I worked with a guy that moved here from Austria. Nice fella. Swede Feb 16 #5

'What is taught as "History" in high schools would more appropriately be called "Patriotism"' - J Loewen GreatGazoo Feb 16 #8

Perhaps some historians might ITAL Feb 16 #9

showing how much can be ignored by those willing to do so GreatGazoo Feb 16 #13

That guy's videos generally frustrate me ITAL Feb 16 #15

This is different. intheflow Feb 16 #10

Since the majority of states are red tRumplican states they will dictate the history standards of school books yaesu Feb 16 #11

I look forward to the Donald Trump Memorial Library. usonian Feb 16 #12

Which history? maxsolomon Feb 16 #14

You're overthinking it. BannonsLiver Feb 16 #16

We said the same thing about GWB. n/t flvegan Feb 16 #17