(October 18, 2021 at 3:13 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(October 18, 2021 at 3:04 pm)Brian37 Wrote: My take on him, is that he got suckered by Bush Jr and Cheney. . Is it lost on you that he went on to support both Biden and Obama?
I'll be the first to say for decades, I have never been a fan of GOP economics, or right wing theocracy. But Powell never came across to me as a fascist or bully, like the former guy. Please keep in mind, he served under multiple presidents in his career and not all Republicans.
I was floored when he said he was going to support Biden. Now, you don't have to like Biden, but it said a lot to me he did, considering he was putting his foot down to Trump's authoritarian scapegoating bent.
Was Powell perfect? No, but name me one human who is. But the fact that he stood up to Trump, that means a lot to me.
Powell should have known better.
Boru
In all seriousness, all kidding aside, I am sure in your personal face to face life, you have had family or friends whom did or said things that made you want to pull your hair out, but you still know they were decent people. I am not going to treat Powell like the orang turd. My late mother did and said things about politics and religion that made me want to pull my hair out. I see Powell in much the same way. I think he was honest but wrong sometimes.