నిక్సన్, ట్రంప్: 50 ఏళ్ళలో అమెరికా ఏం మారింది?|| Nixon, Trump: What US Changed In 50 Years?
The 50th anniversary of the Kent State massacre passed with little notice in a nation preoccupied but now, suddenly, echoes of the Nixon era are everywhere. And Donald Trump seems to be deliberately invoking Richard Nixon’s legacy, tweeting out “LAW & ORDER!” in the apparent hope that it will magically rescue his political fortunes.
And given Trump’s determination to put troops in the streets of America’s cities, it’s quite likely that innocent civilians will be shot at some point.
But Trump isn’t Nixon — he’s much, much worse. And America 2020 isn’t America 1970: We’re a better nation in many ways, but our democracy is far more fragile, thanks to the utter corruption of the Republican Party.
The Trump-Nixon comparisons are obvious. Like Nixon, Trump has exploited white backlash for political gain. Like Nixon, Trump evidently believes that laws apply only to the little people.
Nixon, however, doesn’t seem to have been a coward. Amid mass demonstrations, he didn’t cower in the MAGAbunker, venturing out only after his minions had gassed peaceful protesters and driven them out of Lafayette Park. Instead, he went out to talk to protesters at the Lincoln Memorial. His behavior was a bit weird, but it wasn’t craven.
And while his political strategy was cynical and ruthless, Nixon was a smart, hardworking man who took the job of being president seriously.
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నిక్సన్, ట్రంప్: 50 ఏళ్ళలో అమెరికా ఏం మారింది?|| Nixon, Trump: What US Changed In 50 Years? The 50th anniversary of the Kent State massacre passed with little notice in a nation preoccupied but now, suddenly, echoes of the Nixon era are everywhere. And Donald Trump seems to be deliberately invoking Richard Nixon’s legacy, tweeting out “LAW & ORDER!” in the apparent hope that it will magically rescue his political fortunes. And given Trump’s determination to put troops in the streets of America’s cities, it’s quite likely that innocent civilians will be shot at some point. But Trump isn’t Nixon — he’s much, much worse. And America 2020 isn’t America 1970: We’re a better nation in many ways, but our democracy is far more fragile, thanks to the utter corruption of the Republican Party. The Trump-Nixon comparisons are obvious. Like Nixon, Trump has exploited white backlash for political gain. Like Nixon, Trump evidently believes that laws apply only to the little people. Nixon, however, doesn’t seem to have been a coward. Amid mass demonstrations, he didn’t cower in the MAGAbunker, venturing out only after his minions had gassed peaceful protesters and driven them out of Lafayette Park. Instead, he went out to talk to protesters at the Lincoln Memorial. His behavior was a bit weird, but it wasn’t craven. And while his political strategy was cynical and ruthless, Nixon was a smart, hardworking man who took the job of being president seriously. sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2020/06/05/paul-krugman-donald-trump/