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30. Bush/Florida 2000 created Trump

Thu Jun 4, 2026, 01:18 PM

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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 20 hrs ago OP

That's what it felt like to me. Thinking about it now brings those feelings back. Biophilic 20 hrs ago #1

Then we topped the whole decade off with Kent State. The 60s were truly over. Walleye 19 hrs ago #2

Yes, not just one assassination or event but the culmination. End of an era. txwhitedove 18 hrs ago #6

Kennedy and KS azureblue 8 hrs ago #43

The people in charge knew what would happen if they gave those weekend warriors live ammo and crowd control Walleye 8 hrs ago #47

This still makes me misty Dave in VA 8 hrs ago #42

Me too azureblue 8 hrs ago #44

I have been saying that the younger generation is angry with us and disappointed Walleye 8 hrs ago #49

Damn! These onions...! slightlv 6 hrs ago #50

the creep Butterflies 2 hrs ago #60

It may make you misty. It makes me ANGRY. johnnyfins 6 hrs ago #51

Yeah. electric_blue68 3 hrs ago #55

I've been saying that for at least 50 years CanonRay 19 hrs ago #3

I would say, after Nixon, there was a chance to right the ship. harumph 19 hrs ago #4

When they let Nixon skate for the good of the country. Blue Full Moon 18 hrs ago #12

I think the assassination of MLK, Jr. had even more impact. yardwork 19 hrs ago #5

I Disagree. In Terms Of Civil Rights, Of Course. But RFK Was Going.... ColoringFool 18 hrs ago #11

I will disagree with that. Most of the delegates were chosen in the backroom rurallib 18 hrs ago #16

What? llmart 8 hrs ago #41

no mokeyz 17 hrs ago #23

I agree. intheflow 16 hrs ago #28

It did, azureblue 8 hrs ago #45

The assassinations of JFK, MLK and RFK were Farmer-Rick 5 hrs ago #52

I was just a kid Skittles 4 hrs ago #54

I felt that way at the time.. mountain grammy 18 hrs ago #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 18 hrs ago #8

Was it Eastern or Pacific time? 12:31AM or 12:32? Chasstev365 18 hrs ago #13

Sixties Peak unweird 18 hrs ago #9

That would be a great topic for a time travel story Unwind Your Mind 18 hrs ago #10

A lot of things changed in the 90s videohead5 18 hrs ago #14

Yes! Chasstev365 18 hrs ago #15

Ken Starr's ascension was a real turning point for this country. (eom) StevieM 16 hrs ago #29

Regean azureblue 8 hrs ago #46

..... markie 18 hrs ago #17

😢 Chasstev365 18 hrs ago #18

I was getting ready to post that song. wnylib 11 hrs ago #33

Wow...disappointing! electric_blue68 11 hrs ago #35

That was a bad day for me BeneteauBum 17 hrs ago #19

My family and I watched the '68 DNC on vacation... electric_blue68 3 hrs ago #57

The 1971 Powell Memo finished kicking us off the cliff. Ralph Nader's assessment of what we've lost. jmbar2 17 hrs ago #20

I would say it began with the assassination of President Kennedy dlk 17 hrs ago #21

Yup! mokeyz 17 hrs ago #22

I remember it all..... 😔 electric_blue68 17 hrs ago #24

Thanks for sharing your vivid memories of those horrible times. erronis 11 hrs ago #31

Oh, hey, thanks. electric_blue68 11 hrs ago #32

My brother volunteered in RFK's office during the campaign. appleannie1 17 hrs ago #25

Woah... What a story. electric_blue68 3 hrs ago #56

The nation goes forward and the nation slips backward. CBHagman 17 hrs ago #26

I am willing to be contrarian on this point. NNadir 16 hrs ago #27

I would have hoped over time that the feminist movement would have schooled Sen Kennedy had he lived, and.... electric_blue68 2 hrs ago #58

Bush/Florida 2000 created Trump DemocracyForever 15 hrs ago #30

Yep, the ruling class took over completely from that point. BlueTsunami2018 11 hrs ago #34

If Senator Kennedy hadn't become President, and remained on politics; he still would have been an Active Voice for... electric_blue68 10 hrs ago #36

Thats the date i felt i left my childhood behind. slightlv 9 hrs ago #37

I say it went down the wrong track a few months prior when the Tet Offensive started. Crowman2009 9 hrs ago #38

*Sigh* NBachers 9 hrs ago #39

On July 4th 1968 a WWII era submarine was anchored in Edgartown Harbor Martha's Vineyard Submariner 9 hrs ago #40

and this is why azureblue 8 hrs ago #48

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

There was a whole movie of footage made about that train.... electric_blue68 2 hrs ago #59