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In reply to the discussion: Your view of the root cause of much of the general "mess" we are in [View all]Peregrine Took
(7,556 posts)38. The Warren Commision Report, Viet Nam. the release of the hostages, Iran Contra,
election of old man Bush via the horrid Willie Horton ads, phony ass selection of Shrub, etc etc.
All of the were riddled with lies and cover ups and we the people knew it.
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Your view of the root cause of much of the general "mess" we are in [View all]
NRaleighLiberal
Sep 2015
OP
Hard to put a good spin on Reagan and the horrible people who gave him power.
Bluenorthwest
Sep 2015
#4
Yeah, Reagan was a disaster, but the Nixon sleaze era started it all.
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Sep 2015
#7
I agree 1000%. But I'd take it back to 1947, when the CIA was born and the Dulles boys took over.
hedda_foil
Sep 2015
#23
I believe that 11/22/63 was the Ur-moment, the moment after which (and re-emphasized in 1968) ALL
WinkyDink
Sep 2015
#17
It started with the deliberate decision to leave the USA on a wartime footing after WWII ended.
TransitJohn
Sep 2015
#18
I also see Watergate as the start of endless payback/attack that leads us to today's
NRaleighLiberal
Sep 2015
#33
thanks to all - there is a huge heap of deep thinking and well reasoned responses here.
NRaleighLiberal
Sep 2015
#35
The Warren Commision Report, Viet Nam. the release of the hostages, Iran Contra,
Peregrine Took
Sep 2015
#38