You can't really avoid Bush Derangement Syndrome ("BDS") no matter what your politics may be. If you're a Democrat or to the left of the political spectrum (or a Ron Paul supporter), you probably are affected by it. If you're a Republican or conservative, you've most likely been the victim of it. This is truly a shame, because it is such a powerful force that it effectively makes it impossible to have a genuine, sane debate on either the man or his policies: http://www.opinionjournal.com/extra/?id=110010861.
Bush 43 has done plenty with which I disagree. You can start with his view on illegal immigration, go to his profligate spending and take off from there. However, I often find myself in the occasionally uncomfortable position of defending the man simply because those who hate him do so with such vitriol and with such a complete lack of rationality that there is little other choice. Those affected by BDS use their hatred for the man to justify just about everything and anything, whether it be wildfires in California (see the comments made by California's Lieutenant Governor just a few weeks ago) or 9/11 (the whole "mindset" of the 9/11 Truth Movement is a collective example of BDS).
How can there be a rational debate where one side is completely irrational?
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This is truly a shame, because it is such a powerful force that it effectively makes it impossible to have a genuine, sane debate on either the man or his policies.
Good article and I agree with your point.
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