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Having come to note how much a new government or regime likes to blame and badmouth its predecessor, and how the media successfully makes mountains out of moleh
by ableal 5y ago
Having come to note how much a new government or regime likes to blame and badmouth its predecessor, and how the media successfully makes mountains out of molehills, I wonder how much that applies to our official recorded history ...
- starkd 5y agoIndeed. Before Obama it was considered bad form to bad mouth your predecessor. If it was done, it was subtle. Since Obama kept talking about the situation he "inherited", the practice has been institutionalized by his successors.