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The things Nixon did are widely RECORDED, good and bad. This is not the same thing, and younger people won't know. Hell, he was president from 1969 to 1974, ri
by Qwertious 12y ago
The things Nixon did are widely RECORDED, good and bad. This is not the same thing, and younger people won't know.
Hell, he was president from 1969 to 1974, right? That's literally over 40 years ago. Most people wouldn't be able to tell you that much about politics in general, nor the specifics of what Nixon did.
Most people don't go out of their way to research political history, unfortunately.
And if we never speak of the thing's he's done, they'll fade from public consciousness and any lessons from it will be lost.
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- sliverstorm 12y agoI'm not advocating "hiding" the things he's done as if they cannot be spoken of. But if you can never assume a modicum of background in your readers, you waste all your time on review.
- dllthomas 12y agoTFA was published in 1994 - 20 years ago. We can't expect the author to update it for today's audience, especially given that he's been dead for almost 10 years.