How bad could a Trump presidency be? Could he be worse than Bush? Surely the worst-case predictions of a Republican presidency are just hyperbole — it can’t be that bad, can it?
I’d like to refer you back to this brilliant piece of prognostication from 2001,from America’s finest news source. Yes, it’s a classic you’ve probably seen before, but there’s a message that’s still relevant.
Unprovoked regional warfare? Yeah, they predicted that.
Bush Recession? They predicted that.
Insane fiscal policy and massive debt? They predicted that.
Creeping theocracy? Obvious at the time.
How did they predict all that? Because that’s exactly what Bush was promising.
Forget the “both sides” nonsense, the Republicans have openly revealed just how deplorable they are for sixteen years now. Yes, it can be that bad. Yes, they are that bad. They’re openly telling you so, it’s time to believe them.