and made a little progress on welfare
He famously cut welfare, and did a great service to furthering fascism via the '94 crime bill and ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’. He also used the the White House has his own personal pleasure house and gave out nights in the Lincoln bedroom in exchange for campaign donations, when he wasn’t taking trips on Jeffrey Epstein’s plane.
Obama passed the ACA, which was pretty meaningful to the middle class
The ACA only matters if you have the money to withstand being price-gouged. Most people don’t, sadly. What’s even worse is Obama had the power in Congress to make real change, but opted against single-payer in return for lobbyist contributions. Obama made big promises and then pretended to be powerless, but the rich were rewarded beyond measure while the rest of us lived through the foreclosure crisis.
without congressional support
The Trump Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and the Affordable Care Act were passed with simple majorities. It stands to reason that when the president has Congress, they can do what they want if they’re actually willing to make change.
That is why I don’t have any hope for the future of this country. The two previous Democratic presidents both had Congress for half of their terms, and the poor and middle classes got poorer.
No president has ever been or will ever be perfect
True but the definition of ‘imperfect’ has changed vastly over the last 50 years, which is why fascism is a reality rather than the specter most Americans seem to think it is.
Two weeks ago 99% of the country was arguing with each other in support of two candidates in clear cognitive decline, and it took a very public cognitive meltdown to change that.
Trump would personally push the button to exterminate the Gazans. That’s what we’re up against. I suggest you put your energy into defeating him, then we put Kamala’s feet to the fire so she listens, as she has already signalled her intention to do so.
Trump would personally push the button to exterminate the Gazans.
I will believe that Biden/Harris would differentiate themselves from Trump in that way when they actually do something meaningful to stop the flow of money and weapons to Israel.
Trump would personally push it and Biden/Harris will personally prevent anyone from stopping Israel from pushing it. We know this because this is what they are literally doing. And there needs to be a way to make them understand this is unacceptable to voters.
But alas, the freedom of voters to oppose the bad actions of their candidates is a BIG FAT NO NO this days because it “threatens democracy” and will be a big fat no no until further notice.
Democracy is dying in the US but the people who try to shut up anyone criticizing the current administration’s policy just because “TRUMP BAD” are the ones getting the casket ready.
So tell me, people who are about to downvote me, how do you suggest we make Biden/Harris stop supporting a genocide without ever being able to criticise them publicly without getting mobbed online?
Not saying anyone should vote Trump. Just stating the fact.
the democrats are for moderate de-escalation, the republicans are for hyper genocide now!
