Barack Obama's take on racism in America, and how to spark real change during this turning point in history

Jun 2, 2020 1:19 AM

LoTRFanatic42

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Lets try to bump this up to the front page please.

5 years ago | Likes 126 Dislikes 7

And in contrast:

5 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

I like words.

5 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Thanks, Obama. We miss you, Obama.

5 years ago | Likes 17 Dislikes 6

It must kill Trump that Obama has nearly 40 million more followers on Twitter

5 years ago | Likes 13 Dislikes 4

This is the best take on this situation I have read from any public figure. It makes me cry. We need to do both. Vote down-ballot!

5 years ago | Likes 25 Dislikes 3

I miss Obama.

5 years ago | Likes 31 Dislikes 4

I miss America being a democracy

5 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

Say what you want, this man knows how to address the masses

5 years ago | Likes 31 Dislikes 6

And screw them over while giving fake populist speeches while selling out to Wall Street

5 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 5

Man it’s nice to hear an adult again.

5 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

The previous president stepping up to address the nation & provide leadership. While the current one goes for hiding, threatening, & lying.

5 years ago | Likes 26 Dislikes 1

Grammarly Insights places you in the 99th percentile of presidents in the past decade for: Grammar Mastery and Vocabulary Usage.

5 years ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 3

Politics or not, this is just correct

5 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

And what did trump tweet? Garbage, that’s what.

5 years ago | Likes 51 Dislikes 10

The opposite of this. Trump is inciting violence.

5 years ago | Likes 28 Dislikes 1

Who is downvoting my comment? Please explain how that tweet is not A pile of steaming poo

5 years ago | Likes 17 Dislikes 1

They won't because they're hateful cowards and they know it.

5 years ago | Likes 13 Dislikes 1

Hmm, no mention of breaking the two party duopoly that pretty much have the same policies behind closed doors. Must have run out of space...

5 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 3

yeah and notice he isn't for directed political violence. Hates any idea of the people attacking a tyrannical state.

5 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 1

Some unkind people might begin to suspect that he’s protecting the existing system.

5 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

Oh look, a leader!

5 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

I sure do miss President Obama.

5 years ago | Likes 42 Dislikes 4

And GW Bush, too. These men are as flawed as the people they represent, but both men had the ability to inspire hope in the face of darkness

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Can we all just decide to re-elect him? Screw the term limit. - a former Republican.

5 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

How about just treating each other like human beings worthy of respect and compassion? Be decent toward and understanding of each other.

5 years ago | Likes 16 Dislikes 2

Those last four words ❤️

5 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 1

How am I supposed to read all that.. nothing in ALL CAPS to highlight the important parts /s I miss the days that I was proud to be American

5 years ago | Likes 38 Dislikes 1

Now THIS is Presidential.

5 years ago | Likes 44 Dislikes 3

Wow, an actual leader.

5 years ago | Likes 27 Dislikes 3

We. Must. Vote. https://www.vote.org/

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5 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 3

Don’t laugh. Vote. Then laugh. :)

5 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Thanks Obama. Can you come back?

5 years ago | Likes 64 Dislikes 9

He had 8 years and did nothing..

5 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 19

Did nothing? Trump has spent years trying to undo everything Obama did lmao, da fuk are you talking about?

5 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

This is how you president. Trump supporters, take note.

5 years ago | Likes 298 Dislikes 19

Ineffective president. Did little more than quadruple my insurance cost and bring back race riots.

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 5

Four Trump voters have seen your comment.

5 years ago | Likes 17 Dislikes 3

Take friggin note.

5 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 6

They don't want peace, they want obedience and submission from anyone that doesn't blindly agree with them.

5 years ago | Likes 38 Dislikes 8

Lol NO

5 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 11

The hypocrisy is astounding. Obama did shit for Chicago and he had the same issues Trump is having with the police. Pure politics.

5 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 4

Also, the will of the people is not reflected in US elections anymore. People can vote for who they want, the basic policies stay the same.

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Far too many big words to understand in that message.

5 years ago | Likes 51 Dislikes 7

Then why didn't he bother to do any of those things while president?

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 4

They wouldn't know how to take notes

5 years ago | Likes 115 Dislikes 12

If they could read, they’d be very upset

5 years ago | Likes 26 Dislikes 4

Not enough crayons

5 years ago | Likes 33 Dislikes 4

I'm Canadian and I still miss him every single day. He was not a perfect president but he is a great man and a good leader.

5 years ago | Likes 879 Dislikes 14

Thank you Canada!

5 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

He regularly conducted illegal drone strikes with utter disregard for civilian casualties. Good man my arse

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I would say you can have him but you already have a beta pussy running your country.

5 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 4

At least he's running it and not ruining it like that shitweasel trump.

5 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

We will see in 8 years after his 3rd term.

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

Why again can your guys run for more then 2 terms? Cause like... I feel it would be good to bring him back and keep him as long as ya can.

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Dutch here, we miss the times that we could look at the big scary U.S and have faith that its presidency was respectable under Obama.

5 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

Norwegian here, also missing the times when America had someone competent in charge.

5 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

I'm a kiwi and I miss him too. Agreed, he was not perfect, but he had intelligence and compassion and he communicated with dignity.

5 years ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 0

??? CDN can confirm. We miss the Obama’s ???

5 years ago | Likes 68 Dislikes 1

Had 8 years in power. Is now talking about major changes that are required... feels like lip service

5 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 30

Trump isnt doing any better. In fact the opposite. Hes worthless

5 years ago | Likes 20 Dislikes 2

RIP RBG.....hello Amy Coney

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

He was president, not dictator.

5 years ago | Likes 32 Dislikes 0

8 years of republican vetos

5 years ago | Likes 76 Dislikes 2

Shh!! Don't say that! It doesn't fit the cheeto head supporters agendas!

5 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Yes! Exactly that!

5 years ago | Likes 21 Dislikes 2

6. We got healthcare reform passed in the first two, and a stimulus bill. They were both good. Then we lost midterms and 6 had yrs of no

5 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

Every. Single. Day.

5 years ago | Likes 42 Dislikes 1

It’s almost as if he thought about it before saying/writing it.

5 years ago | Likes 128 Dislikes 4

ya but its longer than 250 characters so this could never go on twitter /s

5 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

Yes, instead of having a mouth diarrhea and tweeting everything passing by his head with the eloquence and of a five years old.

5 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 1

Thinking before you speak is soooo 2008

5 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

I wonder if Trump would be more coherent after a massive dose of penicillin.

5 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Am I missing the joke? How will an antibiotic help something that is not a curable disease?

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Syphilis

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

No caps lock. No run-on sentences. No typos. No scapegoats. A refreshing read from someone who trusts our attention beyond 280 characters.

5 years ago | Likes 518 Dislikes 4

Gotta be honest, I skipped down to the comments after the first image ("yeah, ok, he's saying the smart thing that makes sense").

5 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Read it in his voice too. Very soothing.

5 years ago | Likes 17 Dislikes 0

It's coherent!!

5 years ago | Likes 42 Dislikes 0

the bar is so low. worst game of limbo ever. and the floor is on fire. 0/5 stars, would not recommend.

5 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Have you ever seen him talk about the dishwashers? It's incoherent babbling

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Remember when the president could form a competent, coherent sentence?

5 years ago | Likes 66 Dislikes 3

The times BC: Not just Before Corona. Before Covfefe.

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Hey now, Trump is very highly educated! He knows words! He has the best words! But seriously though, it’s sad

5 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

I don't think Trump could use the word, "moreover," in a sentence.

5 years ago | Likes 15 Dislikes 2

Bet there’s a way to word search his tweets. Wow, that’d be interesting to see what words he uses the most. Fake. Huge. Believe me...

5 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

China. SAD!

5 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

It is insane the difference between these past two President's.

5 years ago | Likes 1546 Dislikes 12

Remember when presidents could form coherent thoughts into complete sentences? *sigh*

5 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

I honestly cried reading this, because our current Pres couldn't possibly express anything close to this. It's gutwrenching

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How they both did nothing to end systematic racism

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Action versus beta pussy?

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But not even Obama managed to redo their justice/law enforcement system

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So Chicago's consent decree after Laquan McDonald was what. Nothing?

5 years ago | Likes 13 Dislikes 0

Oh no, im not saying he did nothing. Don't get me wrong in my eyes he is a good leader but im European so i dont know how itwas to live ther

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Yeah Obama is a much more polite imperialist. He and Trump go to the same parties.

5 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 2

Like a tennis match, one side hits too hard the other side has to step back to return harder, will just get worse every 4-8 years.

5 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

Didn't you hear? there are good presidents on ALL sides ... /s

5 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 3

Well, there should be. It isn’t too much to ask really, especially when you virtually only have two parties

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Even Bush kicks the shit out of Trump, and he started 2 wars.

5 years ago | Likes 213 Dislikes 6

The good old days when getting lied to about WMD's was the worst thing happening to us.

5 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 1

One was a lawyer and the other is a tv show host.

5 years ago | Likes 55 Dislikes 0

*One of those managers you don't want to work for, and who 'streamlines' companies into the ground, then bails on a golden parachute.

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Which is sad since tv host are expected to speak well

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*presidents

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I think a lifetime has passed between these two presidents

5 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

He's still so presidential! Now HE was a president the world admired! The difference really is insane. Bit like Trump.

5 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Yeah Obama sounds like a person that understands your problems while Trump thinks he has it all covered in one tweet.

5 years ago | Likes 17 Dislikes 1

"China."

5 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

George and Bill were some pretty unique characters too!

5 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

And in the next race, it's as much about the ADMINISTRATION as it is the candidate. We know what each team will look like.

5 years ago | Likes 160 Dislikes 0

Elderly

5 years ago | Likes 57 Dislikes 2

they're both so old, its like voting for vice-presidents

5 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 0

Yes, but one is actively destroying is. The other worked for the guy saying how we can solve our problems.

5 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

I'm not saying there isnt a clear and obvious better choice between them. Just that, its comedic how terrible the choices are

5 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

Well one is presidential...and the other not

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Yeh, the one who's president.

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Trump wouldn't even be able to accurately read this off a teleprompter.

5 years ago | Likes 74 Dislikes 1

I'm pretty certain he can't read at all.

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Never needs to

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Even if he could he would pronounce the name of the country like he had a toothache.

5 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Obama needs to. He can't speak publicly without one. It's all ers ahs and ums. Terrible ex temporiser.

5 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 14

Obama actually takes the time to think about what he's saying, while Trump just spouts the first bullshit thought that comes to his mind.

5 years ago | Likes 37 Dislikes 1

Oh, so you mean he's human? Who thinks before he talks, and while he's taking? Crazy how people can do that.

5 years ago | Likes 23 Dislikes 0

Most ppl can form a coherent sentence before speaking. He seems not to be able to. Perhaps it's becos he lies so much he's covering himself.

5 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 11

It seems like you're having some trouble yourself.

5 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Wait, are we taking about Trump now? Because it sounds like we're talking about Trump now.

5 years ago | Likes 22 Dislikes 0

As a Kiwi, I hope you Americans go all the way with the energy and momentum you have now. I hope you reclaim your nation from the 1/

5 years ago | Likes 17 Dislikes 0

45% of our country supports him UTTERLY. Their takeaway from every bad thing he does is "he needs our support even more now!"

5 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

45% of the few of you who voted supported him. I hope this year, ALL OF YOU will vote, and that you will overwhelm the trump supporters

5 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

My greatest worry at this point is that enough people are entirely unenthused with biden that trump will win the next election.

5 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Isn't that exactly how Hillary lost? I hope the people have learned their lesson since then.

5 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Well that's less than half, so there's still hope.

5 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

You make me sad...

5 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

madness it's fallen to in recent years under this orange sack of shit. We miss the good old USA from the good old days.2/2

5 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 0

Thanks i mean it. We miss it too. We're working through some things. Dont give up on us.

5 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Rooting for you mate. Don't give up over there either.

5 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Seriously, how did we go from the most eloquent, arguably the most skilled, orator of our lifetime to the fucking worst?! In ONE election?

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Hatred, ignorance and apathy.

5 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

The GOP slung mud at the Clinton's for 2 decades/ Hillary expected people to take her at credentials when she shouldve been reminding them.

5 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

/1 The culmination of half a century of intense propaganda, the GOP completely selling what remained of their soul behind it, & ...

5 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

/2 Putin knowing a useful idiot when he sees one.

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/3 plus about 20 other factors, from a massive, continuous & multi vector attack on western society, free information & social media, to

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/4 erosion of voting rights & trust in democratic processes. These evil fucks have been workin HARD. Meanwhile, we're all tryin to make rent

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