Some of you older than me might have a better memory of our past. I am curious how past presidents have been treated, how much they were hated or lied about, etc. Here's how I recall it:

Carter:

The right didn't like him much: they thought his economic policies were shite, felt he was weak with foreign policy and that he handled the Iran hostage situation poorly. However, I don't recall any talk of impeachment or people taking it to the streets.

Reagan:

I remember the left disliking Regan and taking aim at "trickle down" economics. They made fun of his age. I remember them not liking the fact he had the CIA fight commies in Central America. They conjured up the fake Iran-Contra scandal in an attempt to stop him. However, he was never called a dictator or a Nazi or "threatening democracy." At least by no one that mattered. Do you recall it like that? Was the MSM more radical than I am making out? Did they treat him like Trump? I just don't recall it that way.

Bush Sr.

I don't remember much at all that controversial with Bush the elder. He was pretty centrist and, while the left certainly critiqued him, there was nothing radical. Most people on both sides seemed OK with Desert Storm, though there were a few "No Blood For Oil" demonstrations.

Clinton:

This is the first time I recall the right really, really disliking a president. I remember militias gaining strength in the 90's in the wake of the Waco siege. This culminated in the OKC bombing (McVeigh said this is why he did it). But those were fringe groups and most people thought they were crazy. OKC was done by 2 guys.

I also remember his impeachment pretty well - all because he took a BJ from Lewinsky. It was scandalous at the time and shocking to many people that the prez was getting serviced in the "Oral office." And I think the Republicans used it as an excuse to get rid of him.

I remember Rush Limbaugh making his career off Clinton and probably being responsible for stoking a lot of it. While talk radio had been around before Rush, it was mostly local. He was the first to take political talk national. He had tons of influence and I think was probably listened to by a lot of the GOP.

Clinton's presidency is the first time I remember conspiracy theories becoming mainstream as well. I remember Jerry Falwell made a series of VHS tapes called "The Clinton Chronicles" where he introduced the "Clinton Body Count" that people still talk about today.

Dubya Bush:

I think with the left, their radicalization and real hatred all started with "Dubya". 911 gave Bush a free pass for the first few years, but by his second term I remember the left calling him a Nazi and really going after him for the Iraq war (rightly so). He took a lot of flak for "torture" and all that stuff. It is the first time I remember the MSM openly showing their hatred (instead of trying to hide it like they had done forever). I also think it is no coincidence that this happened to coincide with the rise of the Internet, 24/7 cable news, and alternative far-left news sources.

Obama:

And, of course, the right did the same to Obama. While I am certainly no fan, there was a lot of bullshite spread about him too. Again, this coincides with the rise of the Internet and (this time) social media. Social media resulted in a lot of dumb shite being said. I have no doubt Obama was a far-left Marxist and race baiter, but there was a lot of ridiculous shite floating around.

Trump:

The left says "You think you guys hated Obama? Hold my beer."