Government shutdown 2018

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Originally Posted by TheMalcolmConnection

It's interesting that this hasn't happened or been brought to light in the past. It's one common denominator and that's the asshole-in-chief. When multiple sources, both civilian and government are talking about what an asshole or a moron Drumpf is, at what point does that make it true? He's not some savant we're talking about here. I'm semi-young, but I don't recall Bush 1, Clinton, Bush 2 or Obama having his intelligence officers calling them an idiot. Maybe it's the technological society we live in these days...

I have my own thoughts, which i obviously like to share .
1) I think that the FBI especially had nearly a 16 year period, both Bush and Obama's presidencies, where the upper echelon of the Bureau became far more politically sensitive. And I think Pres Obama was more willing to use the powers of the state for political purposes, the best example is the IRS scandal with Tea Party groups, but I imagine there are others as well.

2) I think that the world of social media has given everyone more willingness to buy into their world, and to view the other side with arrogance. I do think the left is more guilty of that but of course that could ironically just be my arrogance. I mean even this discourse, here we are on a football site debating the merits or lack there of everything politics. In the not too long past that was reserved to the halls of "great thinkers" with debate being a civil call for honest discussion. Now debate is little more than posting 3 links and calling your opponent a moron, or something of that nature.

3) Finally, I think you are a little naive if you don't remember Bush being called an idiot on many occasions while Obama was the Nobel Prize savior of the world. Before that Reagan was a gentle idiot that wanted to start bombing in 5 minutes while Clinton was just the wisest man of his time. There is a distinct bias in how people who stand for America first, and "american values" are viewed versus the wisdom of the global village.