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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/from-nixon-to-trump-the-parallels-between-1968-and-2016/Content?oid=5086105

[b]I am almost 50, and so only barely remember[/b] the political divisions regarding the Vietnam War and then Richard Nixon.  My MIL, who accompanied me to the Mall on Saturday, said that she participated in the 1968 Chicago protests.  The article cited above theorizes that just as the civil rights, women's movement, and endless foreign wars created a traditionalists vs. progressives split that gave rise to Nixon, similar conditions existed in this election cycle.

My fear is that unlike the Nixon era, which had Nixon vs. a Democrat-controlled Congress---Trump is completely unfettered, as the GOP has shown that it is willing to overlook anything in order to keep power (and from alienating Trump's populist supporters).[/quote]
Born around 67? You don't remember anything about Vietnam or Nixon.

As for Trump unfettered. He will do his best to piss off both parties from time to time. Then you have those who will politically suck up to America through Trump. For instance, the Democrat proposal of a 1 Trillion Dollar infrastructure plan.

That said, as much as I dislike the man, he will be better at working deals than Obama.[/quote]

NP here who was born in 1967 and I absolutely remember going to anti-war marches, seeing pictures of the war in magazines and newspapers and on the news.  And I totally remember not just the 1972 election (my mom volunteered for McGovern and took us along with her; she kept us home the day after the election as a day of mourning), but the day Nixon had to resign - it was one of the most joyful days of my parents' life.   We were on vacation and from our hotel room watched him get on the helicopter.[/quote]

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