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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 3 Dec 2018

      1. I understand the impulse to eulogize George H. W. Bush, who possessed some virtues that are keenly missed at this particularly moment, but it behoves us to get real.

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    2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 3 Dec 2018

      2. To see Bush Sr. as the anti-Trump is, crucially, to tell only half the story. It's true that Bush's institutionalism, internationalism, belief in alliances, competence, politeness and general sanity all set him apart from Trump.

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    3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 3 Dec 2018

      3. On several crucial fronts Bush Sr. wasn't the alternative to Trump but one of the important precursors to him: race-baiting (Willie Horton), the willingness to sacrifice LGTBQ people to appease the religious right, the use of pardons to cover-up abuse.

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    4. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 3 Dec 2018

      4. As with McCain, it's important to see Bush Sr. in round: as possessing genuine virtues but also embodying some of the toxic politics that have brought us where we are. Both parts of the story are important.

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 3 Dec 2018

      5. My broader argument about Bush Sr.'s place in history:https://newrepublic.com/article/152493/whitewashing-george-h-w-bush …

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        1. ICE must be destroyed  🏴‏ @Itmechr3 3 Dec 2018
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          He puked on the Japanese Prime Minister's dick and had to have his personal physician undo his pants buttons that's the most Trumpian thing imaginable

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        1. Michelle D.‏ @chelleinchicago 3 Dec 2018
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          This always happens and people do need reminding. After 9/11 when people were certain the NYPD could do no wrong being the heroes they were, I felt like screaming "Abner Louima" at least once a day.

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        2. Sko Hayes‏ @skohayes 3 Dec 2018
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          Amen, Jeet. We need to stop this Sainthood declaration every time a president dies. What is wrong with pointing out his flaws as well as his strengths?

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        2. Brick Top aka Mr. Pulford  🐢‏ @Eradicator_NYC 3 Dec 2018
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          And at least this guy is honest. There is NO Republican who would be acceptable to him(and the majority of his fellow left-wing Twitter blue check marks). That said, he couldnt be more wrong.

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        2. Nick‏ @rail_breaker31 3 Dec 2018

          No - that's the whole point if you haven't noticed.

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        1. Earth lover‏ @barracudalover 3 Dec 2018
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          The Bush nostalgia comes from the comparison between HW and tRUMP. HW had many flaws but we were generally sure he wasn't selling the US out to Russia, or sitting ineffectually silent when dictators commit murder.

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        1. Cig Zone‏ @ekstasis 3 Dec 2018
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