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[-] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 20 points 9 months ago

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.

[-] Arbiter@lemmy.world 33 points 9 months ago

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

[-] BarbecueCowboy@kbin.social 26 points 9 months ago

Hey hey, no reason to bring up the past.

I think we agree, the past is over.

[-] wander1236@sh.itjust.works 6 points 9 months ago

That's basically a given for any president

[-] lars@lemmy.sdf.org 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.

[-] Agent641@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

But he encouraged people to put food on their families.

[-] FfaerieOxide@kbin.social 18 points 9 months ago

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?

[-] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 9 months ago

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

[-] FfaerieOxide@kbin.social 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

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.

[-] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.blahaj.zone 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.