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submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I miss the days of when our biggest concern was when W would say something and we collectively said, "dafuq did he just say?!" But then we continued on with our day.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 9 months ago (1 children)

our biggest concern was when W would say something and we collectively said, “dafuq did he just say?!”

Didn't he torture people and found an agency that fingers your asshole when you fly?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I naively thought Obama would address that, but the finger banging and torture continue. We just don't talk about it much anymore.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I naively thought Obama would address that

Bro I was piiiiiiiiiiiiiiiised when he said

I thank President Bush for his service to our Nation

instead of charging him for warcrimes.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

It was the Obama presidency that completely disillusioned me of making any real change via election. I wish I could explain how much I poured my heart into campaigning for Obama in 08. The progressive who campaigned was not the same as the conservative we got in office.

I realize it's better than the alternative, and we did see some small progress for LGBTQ+ rights and the tiniest glimmer of hope in DACA, but nothing that could gloss over the many atrocities he signed off on.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 9 months ago (3 children)

I mean, he also was big on starting forever wars.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

But he encouraged people to put food on their families.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That's basically a given for any president

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

The thing I like about Trump. No Syria, no Iran (but almost!), no North Korea excursion. That was the thing.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 9 months ago

Hey hey, no reason to bring up the past.

I think we agree, the past is over.