It was also the middle of Vietnam. As the US pulled out of Vietnam, defense spending fell something like 30%. So insane or not, its what the country did despite McGovern not winning the election.
Not to worry. They’ll show up with the exact same argument next week. Willful ignorance is a powerful force.
How many times a week does the SDMB debate the McGovern candidacy? :dubious:
Dunno, but the issue of “how far to the right has the USA moved in the past 50 years” is a favorite.
Are the positions just “far” and “holy shit, that’s far?”
Fallacy of the excluded middle. You’re forgetting “pretty fucking far.”