Has the fall of the USSR made American politics better or worse?
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darklordoftech
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« on: February 06, 2019, 02:28:37 PM »

Would American politics be better or worse if the Cold War wa still going on?
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« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2019, 02:35:50 PM »

mixed, but on the whole lean better
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« Reply #2 on: February 06, 2019, 03:00:05 PM »

the peace dividend can't really be underestimated. even if there was some dislocation
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« Reply #3 on: February 06, 2019, 06:04:58 PM »

It would be even worse it was still happening. Just look at the sort of things that were rammed through without opposition because "StOp ThE CoMmUnIsTs!!!!!!!111"
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« Reply #4 on: February 06, 2019, 06:07:58 PM »

It would be even worse it was still happening. Just look at the sort of things that were rammed through without opposition because "StOp ThE CoMmUnIsTs!!!!!!!111"

Yup, and then they replaced it with "stop the terrorists!!"

Good times, good times...
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« Reply #5 on: February 06, 2019, 06:14:29 PM »

Probably worse tbh
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« Reply #6 on: February 06, 2019, 07:04:49 PM »
« Edited: February 07, 2019, 12:08:12 PM by darklordoftech »

It would be even worse it was still happening. Just look at the sort of things that were rammed through without opposition because "StOp ThE CoMmUnIsTs!!!!!!!111"

Yup, and then they replaced it with "stop the terrorists!!"
Actually, they replaced it with "stop the drugs/crime/undisciplined kids/teen smokers/school shooters ", and that in turn was replaced with "stop the terrorists!", which in turn has been replaced with "stop the teen vapers!"
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« Reply #7 on: February 07, 2019, 11:14:57 AM »


Much worse indeed!
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« Reply #8 on: February 07, 2019, 11:29:30 AM »

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