• FfaerieOxide@kbin.social
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    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
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      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.