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BlueTsunami2018

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11. Nixon was very intelligent.

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Mon Jul 16, 2018, 01:01 AM

Jul 2018

Corrupt, heavy handed and dishonest for sure but he was smart, very well informed and competent in the job. Many people do not realize his importance in the ending of the Cold War. Reagan gets all this credit but it was Nixon who did all the work in Russia. He was the backchannel for years.

In terms of abuse of power the two might be comparable but Nixon was not a traitor nor stupid nor ignorant.

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Nixon vs Trump? Smarter? More adapt at evading? More seasoned? Better Liar? [View all] Stuart G Jul 2018 OP

Nixon wasn't a fucking moron onecaliberal Jul 2018 #1

Nixon was vastly more intelligent than Trump. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2018 #2

For All His Faults, Nixon Was Brilliantly Smart ChoppinBroccoli Jul 2018 #9

totally false equivalence AlexSFCA Jul 2018 #3

just a quick question: what would you call shanny Jul 2018 #6

Nixon was a bigot and an anti-Semite, as the Watergate tapes clearly revealed. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2018 #8

Nixon used a foriegn government to gain power Kaleva Jul 2018 #17

Trump is an anarchist LeftInTX Jul 2018 #4

Tricky was tied up by old rules of some kind of normality. UTUSN Jul 2018 #5

Trump Is Trying His Best Not To Be Compared To Tricky Dicky Grassy Knoll Jul 2018 #7

Fox, Sinclair Broadcasting, Rush, Etc. TomCADem Jul 2018 #10

Enabling Republican party suprcali Jul 2018 #13

Nixon was very intelligent. BlueTsunami2018 Jul 2018 #11

Hi Stuart syringis Jul 2018 #12

there really is no comparison at this point. JI7 Jul 2018 #14

Nixon was better and worse in every way than Trump. Trump has one MAJOR advantage. Caliman73 Jul 2018 #15

Wrong to even compare them ... Nixon was highly Raine Jul 2018 #16