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>Obama happened Being born in 1952 and having lived though the 1960s riots in both Newark NJ and LA, by the time Obama was elected, I believed my world (define

>Obama happened Being born in 1952 and having lived though the 1960s riots in both Newark NJ and LA, by the time Obama was elected, I believed my world (defined as 'away from the Confederacy') had radically different than the overt racism I witnessed in the 1960s. The year Obama was elected, I would have guessed less than 10 percent of my northern white America was racist. What I learned shortly after Obama's election rocked me to my core. The reaction was relatively immediate. There was a sudden rush of racism by some family members and far too many friends. It was hushed. But it was there. In private email chains. It stunned me. I didn't understand where it was coming from. What rocks had these people been hiding under? Then came 2015 and Trump and the racism was suddenly no longer limited to hushed email chains. And now? Now the wealthiest man in the world is using the election to unilaterally (and clearly illegally) decide how much Federal money should be spent. And on what and for whom. And while people of color are bearing the brunt of the sudden change coming their way, I have no doubt that anyone holding less than 100 million dollars in wealth will soon feel the impact too. But you are absolutely right. It all started with Obama.

coldtea 2y ago
>Now the wealthiest man in the world is using the election to unilaterally (and clearly illegally) decide how much Federal money should be spent. And on what and for whom. You mean the person appointed by the elected POTUS to curb useless public money spending? Oh, the humanity! God forbid somebody takes a look at such spending, as the current president promised, was voted for that, and delivered. It was only OK when unelected appointed special advisors adviced on trillion dollar wars and trillion dollar bailouts and trillion dollar wastes of public money. But sure, it was so much better when not rich people got to control such spending: they got to become rich in the process, with bribes and post-term job offers from companies they favored. >I have no doubt that anyone holding less than 100 million dollars in wealth will soon feel the impact too. Yeah, the destruction of the middle class, loss of industry jobs, extra college, health, housing and insurance costs, and mega inflation was so great, things can only go downhill from here!

coldtea 2y ago

>Now the wealthiest man in the world is using the election to unilaterally (and clearly illegally) decide how much Federal money should be spent. And on what and for whom. You mean the person appointed by the elected POTUS to curb useless public money spending? Oh, the humanity! God forbid somebody takes a look at such spending, as the current president promised, was voted for that, and delivered. It was only OK when unelected appointed special advisors adviced on trillion dollar wars and trillion dollar bailouts and trillion dollar wastes of public money. But sure, it was so much better when not rich people got to control such spending: they got to become rich in the process, with bribes and post-term job offers from companies they favored. >I have no doubt that anyone holding less than 100 million dollars in wealth will soon feel the impact too. Yeah, the destruction of the middle class, loss of industry jobs, extra college, health, housing and insurance costs, and mega inflation was so great, things can only go downhill from here!