Every time Al Gore comes up, I think about how different things might be if Bush Jr. didn’t steal that election.
Imagine if instead of all the money spent on the Iraq war had instead been invested in green infrastructure here in the US. Doubly so if 9/11 had been prevented and Afghanistan hadn’t happened either.
If 9/11 didn’t happen, there’s no Patriot Act, no Homeland Security Act, no ICE, etc.
I can’t even fathom how different this country might have been without those defining events.
During the last two years of Clinton’s presidency, we had an actual fucking budget surplus. We could have been debt-free as a nation now, instead of sitting on nearly $40 trillion owed.
For All Mankind did a “what if” and had him win in their alternative timeline.
And there is my reason to watch it, thanks
Too bad all the people I’d like to say “told you so” to I’ve already purged from my life
A lot have already died. I’m hanging out for Rupert to drop off. Pity about his son.
Oh hey I know that guy. He won a presidential election, but then Fox News said “nuh-uh!” and for some reason everyone just sort of went along with it and handed the reigns to a war criminal instead.
I believe it was the Florida supreme court that said ‘nuh uh’ after several recount stalls and mismanagements. Florida govenor at the time in charge of directing recounts? Jeb Bush, George Bush’s brother.
Then the conservative-led Supreme Court said ‘we agree with said ‘nuh uh’.’ and quoted Florida’s decision in their ruling. Which ruffled a lot of legal experts.
But hopefully it’s a once-off horrible event that won’t affect future legal decisions. Lemme check the names of the lawyers involved here… Hmm John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett. OK you guys are screwed.
