Anonymous wrote:I am 31. I have never seen sustained political resistance and opposition like this towards a president before in my life that I can remember.

Is there a comparison in modern history?

This is small potatoes and likely not going to last long. LBJ and Nixon would laugh at this.

Oh, and Chicago 68, now that was some serious protesting.

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

I am almost 50, and so only barely remember 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).

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There hasn't been and you have to thank the Dems for this disaster.

OP, I'm a dem and participating and proud of it. I think you have your leader to thank for it for making no effort to unify and every effort to divide.

Just trying to put all this in some type of historical perspective

History will record the culpability of he Democratic in bringing us Trump.

History will record the culpability of those who voted for Trump in bringing us Trump

Nixon brought out a lot of anger and opposition. And then he was forced to resign because it turned out he was just as dirty a crook as he had been accused of being. So. We shall see about how long Trump lasts.

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Anonymous wrote:There hasn't been and you have to thank the Dems for this disaster.

OP, I'm a dem and participating and proud of it. I think you have your leader to thank for it for making no effort to unify and every effort to divide.

Just trying to put all this in some type of historical perspective

History will record the culpability of he Democratic in bringing us Trump.

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Anonymous wrote:There hasn't been and you have to thank the Dems for this disaster.

When Reagan was elected the media went crazy also.

Reagan was the worst.

Anonymous wrote:Where do you live?

DMV area my whole life

Anonymous wrote:There hasn't been and you have to thank the Dems for this disaster.

OP, I'm a dem and participating and proud of it. I think you have your leader to thank for it for making no effort to unify and every effort to divide.

Just trying to put all this in some type of historical perspective

Anonymous wrote:There hasn't been and you have to thank the Dems for this disaster.

When Reagan was elected the media went crazy also.

I'm 50 with clear recollection of Nixon's resignation and the month leading up to it. Since then, I don't think I've seen a president who is as disliked as Trump seems to be.

Am 54 and have very clear memories about Vietnam war protests, MLK assassination, RFK assassination. Just thought that was life in some ways.

There hasn't been and you have to thank the Dems for this disaster.

Where do you live?

Hey hey LBJ how many kids did you kill today.

I am 31. I have never seen sustained political resistance and opposition like this towards a president before in my life that I can remember.

Is there a comparison in modern history?