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I voted for Obama. I'm a liberal and he has lost the support of the liberals. We are not silent about the continuation, and in some circumstances extension, o
by yequalsx 16y ago
I voted for Obama. I'm a liberal and he has lost the support of the liberals. We are not silent about the continuation, and in some circumstances extension, of the abuses. In quite a few races this past election cycle in the U.S. the Republican candidate won as a result of people like me voting for the Green party.
Obama has been a profound disappointment to me in the area of civil rights. That a former constitutional law professor does not stand against these abuses is almost beyond belief to me. He has been a disappointment in other areas but for him to not defend freedom and justice makes me despair for the future of the country.
- tomjen3 16y agoIt is worse than simple ignorance: He understand the abuses perfectly well, he just doesn't give a shit. Let that be a lesson to all of us: politicians lie, trusting them is foolish.
- borism 16y agoEverybody lies and blindly trusting anyone is hardly a good idea. But it's the political system in the US that makes things so much worse. There are other systems that do a little better, though no one is ideal.
- tomjen3 16y agoIt would have been one thing to blindly trust him, I don't really do that with anybody, except possibly very close family; I am talking about trusting him like you would trust a not that close friend.