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30. Bush/Florida 2000 created Trump

Thu Jun 4, 2026, 01:18 PM

Jun 4

The GOP controlled SCOTUS's hijacking of Presidential elections by shredding the constitution and not counting 160,000 legally cast Florida ballots in 2000 in order to install their preferred candidate, the far right W is what created Trump. It gave Trump his election stealing roadmap, the terrible Bush economy, the opportunity to finish W's stacking of the SCOTUS with more far right extremists that will last for decades. The current radical GOP SCOTUS majority has now restored the Confederacy by destroying the Voting Rights Act, taking away women's reproductive rights and gutting environmental protections.

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June 4, 1968: When America truly started going down the wrong track [View all] Chasstev365 Jun 4 OP

That's what it felt like to me. Thinking about it now brings those feelings back. Biophilic Jun 4 #1

Then we topped the whole decade off with Kent State. The 60s were truly over. Walleye Jun 4 #2

Yes, not just one assassination or event but the culmination. End of an era. txwhitedove Jun 4 #6

Kennedy and KS azureblue Jun 4 #43

The people in charge knew what would happen if they gave those weekend warriors live ammo and crowd control Walleye Jun 4 #47

This still makes me misty Dave in VA Jun 4 #42

Me too azureblue Jun 4 #44

I have been saying that the younger generation is angry with us and disappointed Walleye Jun 4 #49

Damn! These onions...! slightlv Jun 4 #50

the creep Butterflies Jun 5 #60

Yes! Thats the one slightlv Jun 5 #63

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 5 #64

It may make you misty. It makes me ANGRY. johnnyfins Jun 4 #51

Yeah. electric_blue68 Jun 5 #55

I've been saying that for at least 50 years CanonRay Jun 4 #3

I would say, after Nixon, there was a chance to right the ship. harumph Jun 4 #4

When they let Nixon skate for the good of the country. Blue Full Moon Jun 4 #12

I think the assassination of MLK, Jr. had even more impact. yardwork Jun 4 #5

I Disagree. In Terms Of Civil Rights, Of Course. But RFK Was Going.... ColoringFool Jun 4 #11

I will disagree with that. Most of the delegates were chosen in the backroom rurallib Jun 4 #16

What? llmart Jun 4 #41

no mokeyz Jun 4 #23

I agree. intheflow Jun 4 #28

It did, azureblue Jun 4 #45

The assassinations of JFK, MLK and RFK were Farmer-Rick Jun 4 #52

I was just a kid Skittles Jun 5 #54

I felt that way at the time.. mountain grammy Jun 4 #7

Actually, RFK was shot in the early a.m. of June 5, & pronounced dead on June 6, which is the usual date associated.... ColoringFool Jun 4 #8

Was it Eastern or Pacific time? 12:31AM or 12:32? Chasstev365 Jun 4 #13

Sixties Peak unweird Jun 4 #9

That would be a great topic for a time travel story Unwind Your Mind Jun 4 #10

A lot of things changed in the 90s videohead5 Jun 4 #14

Yes! Chasstev365 Jun 4 #15

Ken Starr's ascension was a real turning point for this country. (eom) StevieM Jun 4 #29

Regean azureblue Jun 4 #46

..... markie Jun 4 #17

😢 Chasstev365 Jun 4 #18

I was getting ready to post that song. wnylib Jun 4 #33

Wow...disappointing! electric_blue68 Jun 4 #35

That was a bad day for me BeneteauBum Jun 4 #19

My family and I watched the '68 DNC on vacation... electric_blue68 Jun 5 #57

The 1971 Powell Memo finished kicking us off the cliff. Ralph Nader's assessment of what we've lost. jmbar2 Jun 4 #20

I would say it began with the assassination of President Kennedy dlk Jun 4 #21

Yup! mokeyz Jun 4 #22

I remember it all..... 😔 electric_blue68 Jun 4 #24

Thanks for sharing your vivid memories of those horrible times. erronis Jun 4 #31

Oh, hey, thanks. electric_blue68 Jun 4 #32

My brother volunteered in RFK's office during the campaign. appleannie1 Jun 4 #25

Woah... What a story. electric_blue68 Jun 5 #56

The nation goes forward and the nation slips backward. CBHagman Jun 4 #26

I am willing to be contrarian on this point. NNadir Jun 4 #27

I would have hoped over time that the feminist movement would have schooled Sen Kennedy had he lived, and.... electric_blue68 Jun 5 #58

Bush/Florida 2000 created Trump DemocracyForever Jun 4 #30

Yep, the ruling class took over completely from that point. BlueTsunami2018 Jun 4 #34

If Senator Kennedy hadn't become President, and remained on politics; he still would have been an Active Voice for... electric_blue68 Jun 4 #36

Thats the date i felt i left my childhood behind. slightlv Jun 4 #37

I say it went down the wrong track a few months prior when the Tet Offensive started. Crowman2009 Jun 4 #38

*Sigh* NBachers Jun 4 #39

On July 4th 1968 a WWII era submarine was anchored in Edgartown Harbor Martha's Vineyard Submariner Jun 4 #40

and this is why azureblue Jun 4 #48

Is that George Plimpton in the train window at the 2:25 mark? RPM Jun 4 #53

There was a whole movie of footage made about that train.... electric_blue68 Jun 5 #59

I would say it start in the mid 50's when Eisenhower began sending standingtall Jun 5 #61

I was in Vietnam PCB66 Jun 5 #62