The writer posits one potential factor among other reasons why Trump won. She's not saying that Obama is the sole reason, rather that his not meeting a segment of voters' expectations during his presidency might have been a contributing factor to Hillary's defeat- particularly since he aligned himself with her. This would be in combination with the general dislike of Hillary. Both Hillary and Barack are establishment democrats, just like Joe Biden, Pelosi and the like that uphold the status quo. It is not to say that there aren't positive attributes or high points to Barack Obama's record as president, certainly there are.
This essay is a sober analysis, not a beatdown. I like Barack, but I know it's relevant to NOT look at his presidency ONLY through rose-colored glasses and paint him as an infallible saint. I don't subscribe to the mentality that any criticism of his presidency equals hate. By no means is he the devil. But he's not God either. He attempted bipartisanism with a pack of ravening wolves. And her point is well-taken and factual about his weak stance on moving to stop killings of unarmed Black people by murderers with badges and work to change the system that fails to prosecute them. This, with recognition of the fact that Trump and his ilk don't give a damn about us at all. There's a lesson in this: people are tired of the same old bullshit repackaged. Right now, the opposition, the republican party are turning Trump into an autocrat. A man who is above the law with unchecked power. This shit is serious. Slow-footed, sold out, compromising establishment democratic politicians are not the antidote. Shit has officially stepped up
There is no presidential candidate running now who 100% supports everyone's issues. That's impossible. But whoever beats Trump should be someone from outside of the machine. It's what the majority of the voting public wants - a radical and bold disease needs a radical, bold cure. As for us, staying home on election day is not the answer and should not be an option. We do NOT need a mentally ill megalomaniac with unlimited, unchecked power running the show. The republican Senate this week just handed him the keys to that kingship - immunity from accountability for any crimes or illegal action from him as long as he remains president. Voting is the only way out of this.
And everything you said is correct but the issue is since this is BGOL and we speak alot about "black issues" did black issues worsen under Trump than under Obama?
For most of us the answer is no and also regardless of how powerful Trump is let's not act like he's gonna come to the hood and kill everyone, the flint water crisis was under Obama and he couldn't fix it. Our only ally is us being on code and coming together to fight unjustice, social media is a huge tool of that. Cops got locked up, racists got fired from work due to social media, everything hit social media then the people make noinse.
Screaming and complaining and asking for assistance from those very people you don't fuck with is simply not gonna work much anymore, this isn't just a racial issue but a class issue as well.
As for democrats all of them are against reparations and none of them even have the guts to say "black" but people of color, and bernie is the only canidate that fits your bill, the rest of establishment.
You can push Trump outta office cuz he's such a racist, angry negro killer and you can run down to the store and buy your sons some dresses and some high heels cuz that's the next move. You can vote dem until you destroy the family unit and then bitch about the broke muthafuckers around you who don't do shit with themselves cuz that's what's gonna happen next.
Worrying over Trump but looking past the LGBT and all the sociological plans these dems have to fuck up the gender of the black community.
I'd rather someone leave my black ass alone than someone always trying to figure out what I'm up too.
Ya'll get so mad when folks go against th
The picture gets even clear. In addition to your admission, you like him as a result of being raised to stay moist... you now come at us from the other side of "you niggas". On this subject 90+% of us are on the "us niggas" side. But its cool, we see you very clearly. I said it before, BGOL is not for you, not just for your politics, but your whole person.
Where's your proof I was raised moist playa?
Ya'll are a cult, a cult of emotions and feelings, I'm not the one bitching about Trump, that's you playa. I'm smart enough to know Trump don't give a damn about me and that's good. He ain't on my TV pushing for billy porter to wear a dress, he's not using words like POC when clearly blacks are at the bottom of that list. It's ya'll that side with these racist liberals and bash fellow blacks who don't fuck with liberals. I'm good, I'm a nigga not far from the hood and I fight for me, I feel better not deal with them racist joe rogan progressive faggots, it's ya'll who give them a pass, I don't fuck with any of them.
I would rather be left alone than seeing my son turn gay, start rubbing up on dudes legs and shit.
I'm a realist like I said the Flint water crisis was under Obama, he did nothing, Dylan killed 9, Obama came out there and started signing church helms, that was disrespectful and you know if that was 9 jews that nigga would have bent over real quick. You know none of these cacs care about our black asses, you may be a little more than me due to you making more money but that you're only chip, you gotta get money for them to even address you seriously.
So you get money and turn into some liberal shill and shit on others who don't fuck with them?
Everyone comes here and wants to be white and ya'll over here bashing niggas who don't vote..... nice.
I can turn on my tv and see black folks disrespecting each other every day on LIVE TV for the world to see and you'll worried about Trump repeating?
And you calling me moist?
I mean even if sports they push that mommas boy talk like these dudes don't have wives... and you niggas don't complain about that? Ya'll don't complain about the stereotyping because I'm guessing you got yours so you good, fuck them, hood niggas, huh?