A provocative scenario:
Now, obviously, this response is most likely to happen:
But what is the repercussion of a sitting president using the tallest bully pulpit in the land to advance conspiracy theories and casting aspersions against the most notorious intelligence organization of the government? Imagine what subcultures this would breed, decades before the internet became mainstream. What influence would this have upon American political culture during the paranoid '70s? This would speedrun the progress of politics to today's.
Many would say that Nixon has gone deranged, which in of itself is disturbing- how could the electorate have elected such a mentally ill character to the Oval Office? Some, in both parties, would claim that Nixon is telling the truth. And it would be a very spicy mix because the liberals who despise him would be begrudgingly agree with him out of Kennedy's memory. And this would feed into the counterculture of the Vietnam War, with the crook-in-chief basically pulling back the curtain itself and admitting, that's right, everything terrible you believe about the establishment is true.
This would be a lot like Hale, Vladivostok! except earlier and perhaps more explosive.
Now, obviously, this response is most likely to happen:
But what is the repercussion of a sitting president using the tallest bully pulpit in the land to advance conspiracy theories and casting aspersions against the most notorious intelligence organization of the government? Imagine what subcultures this would breed, decades before the internet became mainstream. What influence would this have upon American political culture during the paranoid '70s? This would speedrun the progress of politics to today's.
Many would say that Nixon has gone deranged, which in of itself is disturbing- how could the electorate have elected such a mentally ill character to the Oval Office? Some, in both parties, would claim that Nixon is telling the truth. And it would be a very spicy mix because the liberals who despise him would be begrudgingly agree with him out of Kennedy's memory. And this would feed into the counterculture of the Vietnam War, with the crook-in-chief basically pulling back the curtain itself and admitting, that's right, everything terrible you believe about the establishment is true.
This would be a lot like Hale, Vladivostok! except earlier and perhaps more explosive.