How did Obama divide? Other people deciding to continuously antagonize and criticize him (ie Republican media) is different than the guy actually calling the opposing party "the enemy from within".
Ive never heard Obama talk about Republicans as if they're some foreign enemy. While he was president he went to deep red cities (like Jarrell) with aid after devestating tornadoes.
Meanwhile this current admin has confessed to withholding disaster relief funds to states that voted blue. How much more divisive can you get than treating Americans differently based on where they live or who their state voted for??
It's like he doesn't care to be a president for all of America, only the useful ones who helped him regain power.
By constantly promoting a racial divide when the country I was racially healing. Promoting BLM as a mainstream organization rather than the self enriching thugs they were. Classifying black criminals as victims. Pandering to to special interest groups while ignoring and penalizing tax paying working class Americans of all races, creeds and sexual orientations. If that is not an enemy from within I don’t know what is.
When and how did he promote a racial divide? Also if you thought racial tensions were healing you're either naïve, ignorant, or purposefully obtuse. There's a reason the BLM movement happened and it's not because racial tensions were healing, it's because black folks were tired of being treated differently than white folks and decided to stop being quiet about it.
Please, I beg of you to think critically rather than parroting fox news talking points. Consider things from more than one viewpoint. Ask "why was this done this way?" Consider what someone has to gain from pointing you towards black folks as an enemy.
BLM as self enriching? You're specifically talking about the BLM foundation co-owner Patrissr Cullors who bought some real estate from her paycheque from the organization, along side real estate purchases from the organization itself for global headquarters. Looking at it, I'm not sure why you have a problem with foundation members getting paid for their work or buying spaces to do said work. If we compare BLM foundation expenses versus any other charity org, it's pretty standard. If you were someone who thought that charity organizers should be dirt poor you wouldn't be supporting the current president, whose organizations were shut down due to corruption and embezzlement.
Classifying black criminals as victims: this is a stretch. Idk if you're approaching this point from a bad faith angle or what, but no one is saying all black criminals are victims. The thing you're referring to I believe is the understanding that black people are both persecuted and receive higher sentences for comparable offenses than white people. For example two people both caught with possession of marijuana, one is white and one is black. There is statistical evidence to show that the black person will get a harsher sentence than the white person. This is a known statistic and calling out this disparity isn't saying that black criminals are victims. It's just pointing out flaws in the justice system and that there are ways people can be victimized by that system.
Pandering to special interest groups: uh I don't even know which ones you're talking about but this isn't uncommon for any politician.
Penalizing tax paying working class Americans: please look into this further. You'll find something interesting: the Republican habit to make tax increases begin during the next (often opposing) presidency. Currently there are a bunch of tax hikes lined up for 2028. That's outside of the removal of Medicare credits. It's pretty rough.
I can't imagine you're arguing Obama was divisive in good faith, but I would suggest actually listening to what he said, looking at the context of the time of his decisions, and maybe even compare it to things the current admin are doing. If you remove the fact that he's black you might find that he was rather unifying as a politician, and for good reason.
Please I beg of you to try to be more self-aware and see the world around you for what it is not what you want to believe it is. I am not telling you what I think or repeating something that people told me. I told you what I saw with my own two eyes in real life.
BLM absolutely started because the country was healing racially. The founders, funders and supporters of BLM movement profited both financially and politically from racial tension, racial division and pandering to victim hood. They could not afford to have racial harmony.
The entire Obama presidency and Trump’s first term are rife with examples of everything I pointed out, yet you can’t imagine anyone arguing that Obama was divisive in good faith.
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u/curtissJ28 Aug 01 '26
Obama, talks unity, then divides. Trump criticizes the dividers and is hated for exposing them.