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You know how in comic books there are alternate realities where the writers get to explore ideas like "What if Superman was the bad guy?" without turning their main setting into a dystopia? We're in one of those. "What if terrorists attacked and then everyone lost their minds?"
(On Earth Prime, there was no such thing as a hanging chad, Gore won the election, and somehow he prevented 9/11.)
Not even necessary. The Bush administration's response to 9/11 caused most of the damage. We'd be living in a whole different world if Gore had been in charge, even if 9/11 happened the same way.
I remember the halcyon days when we thought W was the dumbest president ever
From my point of view as someone who doesn't vote Republican, Trump is a far more unpleasant individual but GWB did much more harm.
I see it as sort of like: Bush was the room-mate who sold all the doors and windows of the house, Trump is just the crack-head who inevitably climbs in and starts sleeping in the living room.
Reagan did the most harm.
Bush: terrorists based in Afghanistan did this.
Me in the early 2000s: uh huh.
Bush: so we're invading Iraq.
Me: makes sens-wait what?? Why the fuck for?
Hunter S. Thompson called it so hard it's unbelievable:
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That was written less than 24 hours after the attacks, and he pretty much completely nailed the following 20 years of response to them IMO.
His last book was about the same theme, and it is great. Kingdom of Fear
He killed himself less than 3 1/2 years after writing that. He had health problems so Iβm sure that was a big contributor, but I donβt think living in the immediate post-9/11 climate helped.
And then - Freedom fries!
Don't forget that syrupy freedom toast!
I think you're right, but I hope the writers wouldn't have something pointlessly horrible like that happen in the main universe. Unless this is one of those edgy comics where Batman shoots people...
So, Supreme Snyder is directing this billions years old epic.
If Gore being the president stopped 9/11 does that prove that Bush did 9/11?