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[–] Lon3star@lemmy.world 27 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

Similar to the US going from Obama to Trump in 2016. Left got complacent, while the right stoked fear with lies and propaganda.

[–] comrade_twisty@feddit.org 26 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

That fear mongering and manipulation did not only come from internal right wing forces but has been a coordinated effort through social media influence by adversaries. It’s still happening and it’s happening all over the world apart from the couple of countries it’s originating from.

[–] 3abas@lemmy.world 22 points 12 hours ago (3 children)

Obama was not a badass, he was a charismatic young illegal drone striking war criminal who reversed course on several key campaign promises.

He wasn't Trump, but he wasn't a leftist workers hero, you deserve and should demand better than Democrats.

[–] handsoffmydata@lemmy.zip 20 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Everyone wants to remember the hope and change, no one wants to remember the extrajudicial killing of Americans.

[–] andrewrgross@slrpnk.net 13 points 9 hours ago

Also, there was a lot more hope than change.

Ultimately, Obama did a perfect job executing neoliberalism. And by demonstrating the outcomes of neoliberalism when perfectly executed, I think he also executed neoliberalism in the other meaning.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 9 points 11 hours ago

Exactly. When he took the stage to a cheering crowd after his win, I KNEW he would just be one more weak, useless Democratic placeholder, just there to give the PedoCons enough time for bad memories of the last disastrous Republican administration to fade, so they can manipulate their way back into office, and continue their destruction.

[–] QuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Did he ever claim to be a leftist?

[–] salacious_coaster@infosec.pub 4 points 7 hours ago

Besides you guys, nobody even knows what that means. When you drag "liberals" on Lemmy and Reddit, most people just think you're a trump supporter.