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[Serious] The Rehabilitation of President Richard M. Nixon
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RE: The Rehabilitation of President Richard M. Nixon
(September 24, 2022 at 7:40 am)Jehanne Wrote: It is the cornerstone of American democracy that the losers ADMIT that they lost and graciously accept the peaceful transfer of power.

Trump's actions & behavior are completely unique in the history of the United States of America; no other President has behaved this way with respect to an election loss.

I’m not sure that accepting defeat qualifies Nixon as a ‘patriot’, since every losing presidential candidate (bar Trump) has done exactly that. It’s just business as usual, nothing special. It’s like declaring someone a patriot for driving a car or having running water.

And on top of that, Nixon wasn’t a particularly gracious loser.

Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
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The Rehabilitation of President Richard M. Nixon - by Jehanne - September 24, 2022 at 7:11 am
RE: The Rehabilitation of President Richard M. Nixon - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - September 24, 2022 at 11:07 am

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