You Want Unity? Look in the Mirror, President Obama.

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Obama was polarizing mainly because he was the first Black president, governed during a financial crisis and a rapidly fragmenting media environment, and pushed a large, transformative domestic agenda at the exact moment partisan coalitions had become more ideologically sorted. The polarization was real, but it was not simply because Obama was uniquely worse than prior presidents.
 

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So Ned is basically arguing he was divisive because of his actions that saved the country from a depression, the passage of his signature campaign promise, executive orders(lol, the irony) and his truth-telling about systemic bias.

Piggy argues that it's because of his DEI policies that never happened.

Trump does multiple things more divisive than the above on any given day, so miss me with the lame arguments please.

He was divisive to white conservatives only but not because he did anything worthy of that opinion, so it must be something about him that he can't change. Trying to put my finger on it....
 

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So Ned is basically arguing he was divisive because of his actions that saved the country from a depression, the passage of his signature campaign promise, executive orders(lol, the irony) and his truth-telling about systemic bias.

Piggy argues that it's because of his DEI policies that never happened.

Trump does multiple things more divisive than the above on any given day, so miss me with the lame arguments please.

He was divisive to white conservatives only but not because he did anything worthy of that opinion, so it must be something about him that he can't change. Trying to put my finger on it....
You know when those blue hairs talk about white fragility? I used to kind of laugh at that... but then we have these two, Ned and piggy, giving me every reason in the world to believe the white fragility narrative.
 

dpic73

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You know when those blue hairs talk about white fragility? I used to kind of laugh at that... but then we have these two, Ned and piggy, giving me every reason in the world to believe the white fragility narrative.
Black people in positions of power scare the sh*t out of the good ole boys because of their calculation that every person of color who attains power equals a subtraction of their own.
 

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DEI will be viewed by history through the same lens as slavery.

You support DEI you are a flat out racist, by definition.
 
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AI Overview


Whether Former President Barack Obama caused national disunity is a subject of significant debate among historians, political analysts, and the public. Gallup and Pew Research polling shows that the Obama presidency concluded with the largest partisan approval gap recorded in modern polling history to that point, standing at roughly 70 percent. However, observers disagree on whether Obama’s actions directly caused this divide or if his presidency simply accelerated pre-existing trends. [1]

Arguments That Obama Deepened Disunity
Critics argue that Obama’s policy decisions and political strategy actively exacerbated political and cultural fractures in the country:
    • Partisan Legislative Approach: Major early initiatives, including the 2009 economic stimulus package and the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA), were passed along strict party lines with little to no Republican support, which critics claim alienated conservative voters from the start. [1, 2, 3, 4]
    • Reliance on Executive Action: Faced with congressional gridlock, Obama’s frequent use of unilateral executive actions—particularly regarding immigration and environmental regulations—was criticized by opponents as an overreach that bypassed the legislative compromise necessary for national unity. [1, 2]
    • Identity Politics and Race Relations: Some conservative analysts, such as commentators at The Heritage Foundation, argue that his rhetoric and focus on systemic bias elevated identity politics, contributing to a documented decline in public perceptions of race relations by the end of his second term. [1, 2, 3]

Arguments That External Factors Caused the Divide
Supporters and alternative political analyses contend that blaming Obama ignores deeper structural and historical shifts that were already underway:
    • The Backlash Effect: Many historians and supporters argue that polarization was driven by a reactive backlash to the historic nature of his presidency. They point to obstructionism by congressional Republicans, the rise of the Tea Party movement, and persistent undercurrents of racial resentment that sought to delegitimize his administration. [1, 2, 3, 4]
    • Long-Term Structural Changes: Analysts emphasize that deep-rooted trends like media fragmentation (the rise of highly partisan cable news and talk radio), growing economic inequality following the Great Recession, and geographic sorting between rural and urban populations created a polarized environment that no single president could easily bridge. [1, 2, 3]
    • Focus on Broad Policies: Defenders note that his core domestic policies, such as stabilizing the economy and expanding healthcare access, aimed to address universal economic stresses rather than favor specific groups. [1, 2]

Obama’s Own Reflections
Obama has addressed national divisiveness frequently, acknowledging it as a primary frustration of his time in office. In his 2016 State of the Union and subsequent public reflections, he expressed deep regret that the political climate became meaner and more polarized during his presidency, conceding in interviews that he could have done more to effectively reach across the aisle to smooth Washington's partisan gridlock. However, he continues to maintain that America's core divisions are older and deeper than any single politician, shaped by a changing media and technological landscape rather than specific administrations. [1, 2, 3, 4]





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It's funny how the left seems to forget that Obummer was divisive.

There are any number of these articles readily available to the cult.

Obama 'one of most divisive presidents in history​


https://www.politico.com/blogs/poli...of-most-divisive-presidents-in-history-121972
 

dpic73

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It's funny how the left seems to forget that Obummer was divisive.

There are any number of these articles readily available to the cult.

Obama 'one of most divisive presidents in history​


https://www.politico.com/blogs/poli...of-most-divisive-presidents-in-history-121972
LOL, so to make that claim, he uses quotes from an ex-RNC Chairman and Joe Biden (NOT Obama) that suggested Romney might not have taken Bin laden out and that's supposed to qualify as divisive?

This was Trump Saturday morning/early afternoon ALONE. One day and this was a good day!
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"Maybe not the worst thing that he posted, but definitely the most delusional, was a fake image of Donald Trump standing beside Winston Churchill, who was telling him, “Donald, you’re doing a Superb Job.” Behind them were images of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, as if Donald Trump is taking his rightful place among some of the most respected leaders in history, who would naturally approve of him. Beyond the absurdity of this is the fact that Trump chose a man who helped lead Britain through World War II and stood against Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany, while Trump himself has repeatedly praised authoritarian strongmen. Now, more than 80 years later, the sitting President of the United States is sharing a fabricated image of Churchill congratulating him on what a wonderful job he’s doing.

We have a president who is supposed to be leading the most powerful country in the world, yet he has to manufacture approval from dead leaders because he can’t earn it from living ones. His delusions alone should disqualify him from holding power, as should his inability to distinguish between what is real and what he has conjured up in his own mind to make himself feel special.

He also shared a post titled “Life Before Obama,” with a list of things that supposedly didn’t exist before Barack Obama became president, including ISIS, Black Lives Matter, Antifa, and what he is calling the “War on Police.” The President of the United States is saying that somehow Barack Obama is responsible for all of these things. That the existence of a movement demanding basic civil rights is something to blame on a Black president. The message is that America was somehow a better country before we elected our first Black president, and that everything that came afterward, including Americans standing up against racism, was evidence of how far our country had fallen. This goes far beyond revisionist history. It’s racist propaganda designed to tell his base exactly who he thinks the enemy is: the people who had the courage to say that black lives mattered, too. He posted it right before the midterm elections as a reminder to his voters of who they should fear and blame for everything they’ve been told is wrong with this country.

He also posted an image of Greenland, home to more than 56,000 people, depicting the entire island as a massive American aircraft carrier with fighter jets lined up across its surface, an American flag planted on top, and the words “Welcome to Greenland” plastered below. This is a place whose people and political leaders have made it clear, repeatedly and firmly, that they are not for sale. And still, even after an agreement expanding America’s military access to Greenland while recognizing its sovereignty was reached, Donald Trump is once again treating Greenland like a piece of real estate he’s getting ready to take over. The President of the United States can’t stop broadcasting his military domination fantasy of seizing the territory of one of our closest allies, during a day spent at his golf course.

Then there was the most dangerous post of all. Donald Trump shared a cartoon with a character that was supposed to represent Islam, carrying a torch and setting fire to multiple nations and a door with the American flag next in line to be burned down, with the words, “Wake up America!” The president, Donald J. Trump, once again was sharing hate speech. This dangerous propaganda is the same kind that has preceded some of the worst violence in history, the kind of imagery that dehumanizes an entire religion of nearly two billion people and reduces them to a single caricature of destruction.

What he shared would get an ordinary person banned from most social media platforms, or at least has in the past and still should today. When the President of the United States shares it, this kind of hate gets amplified and makes innocent people targets. Hate that divides us weakens us and makes all of our lives more dangerous. Hate has never made any country better. Donald Trump knows this. He also knows that a weak country that is broken and divided is an easier country to control. That is why he shared this.

That is how the President of the United States spent his Halloween. While families spent a good part of today walking their children through neighborhoods collecting candy, he spent a good part of his at the golf course, posting endorsements for every Republican who has pledged loyalty to him, and in between, he shared absolute garbage online, reminding the world exactly who he is."


 
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Race relations took a u-turn with Obama.

DEI slapped half the country in the face. He made discriminating against white people legal.


Obama will forever be known as the Great Divider.

He is a sack of sh it for his racist policies.

Trump loves the poorly educated
 
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Trump is measurably more polarizing on the standard quantitative indicator—partisan approval gaps—while Obama presided over a major acceleration of polarization but did not produce gaps as large or sustained as Trump’s. The fairer framing is: Obama inherited and accelerated an already polarizing era; Trump pushed partisan division to record levels.[news.gallup][news.gallup]

What the numbers show​

MeasureObamaTrump
Average partisan approval gap70–71 points81 points in first term; about 78–83 points in second term [pewresearch][presidency.ucsb][news.gallup]
Final-year average gap77 points85 points [news.gallup][news.gallup]
Highest single-survey gap86 points in 201292 points in 2020; 92 points again in 2025 [news.gallup][news.gallup]
Opposition-party approval13% average among Republicans [news.gallup]7% average among Democrats in first term [news.gallup]
Gallup found that Trump’s first-term average partisan gap of 81 points exceeded the prior record—Obama’s—by 11 points. Pew similarly reports that the partisan gaps in both Trump terms are the widest in more than seven decades of tracking, with Obama next among recent presidents at 67 points.[news.gallup][pewresearch]

Why Obama looks divisive​

Obama’s presidency coincided with intense polarization: the stimulus and Affordable Care Act passed without Republican support, the Tea Party backlash reshaped the GOP, and partisan/media conflict intensified. PBS’s Frontline describes the ACA fight and 2010 midterms as moments that “solidified and accelerated” polarization.[pbs]

But “divisive approval ratings” do not by themselves prove Obama personally caused the divide. Structural forces—partisan media, geographic sorting, racial backlash, congressional obstruction strategies, and the aftermath of the Great Recession—were already operating, and Obama faced a Republican opposition that largely withheld support from his agenda.[pbs]

Why Trump looks more divisive​

Trump’s divisiveness was both broader in degree and more directly tied to his political style: sustained attacks on opponents, media, institutions, and norms; highly personalized politics; and consistently near-unanimous support from his own party paired with extremely low support from the opposing party. Gallup recorded 91% Republican approval versus 6% Democratic approval early in his second term—an 85-point gap.[news.gallup]

His first term ended with an average 81-point partisan gap, the largest Gallup had measured to that point, and his final year averaged an 85-point gap. In other words, Obama’s most polarized year was roughly comparable to Trump’s less polarized years, while Trump repeatedly set new highs.[news.gallup][news.gallup]

Bottom line​

  • Obama: Highly polarizing in outcome, especially by the end of his presidency, but much of the division reflected long-term structural trends plus fierce opposition to his agenda.[news.gallup][pbs]
  • Trump: More polarizing in both magnitude and consistency; his approval gap broke the records Obama had set and remained exceptionally wide across both terms.[news.gallup][pewresearch]
  • Caveat: Approval-gap data measures partisan sorting around a president; it does not fully capture rhetoric, democratic norms, race relations, political violence, or institutional conflict. Those require qualitative judgment, where reasonable people weigh presidential conduct differently.[news.gallup][pbs]
I don't compare divisiveness, I only said that it was my opinion that Obama was not a unifier.

I would have absolutely no response/argument that Trump administrations have been devisive. A lot of that is trump's doing and a lot is democrats doing. I've posted numerous times, that IMO Trump is not nearly as bad as a lot say, and not nearly a good as other's say. But, without a question in my mind, Trump is his own worst enemy in the world of "togetherness"/
 
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Obama was polarizing mainly because he was the first Black president, governed during a financial crisis and a rapidly fragmenting media environment, and pushed a large, transformative domestic agenda at the exact moment partisan coalitions had become more ideologically sorted. The polarization was real, but it was not simply because Obama was uniquely worse than prior presidents.
Obama wasn't particularly worse...he got caught up in the divisive nature of American politics after George Bush...
But he wasn't exactly a unifier either. To be fair, right now, I don't think there's any politician on the horizon who, if elected president, would bring the country back together. We need a couple. or few, good leaders throughout the government to start working together to change the environment..

Like a poor Clemson team, nothing brings the fans together like a good win...in the US, we need a win that everybody can get behind...
 

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So Ned is basically arguing he was divisive because of his actions that saved the country from a depression, the passage of his signature campaign promise, executive orders(lol, the irony) and his truth-telling about systemic bias.

Piggy argues that it's because of his DEI policies that never happened.

Trump does multiple things more divisive than the above on any given day, so miss me with the lame arguments please.

He was divisive to white conservatives only but not because he did anything worthy of that opinion, so it must be something about him that he can't change. Trying to put my finger on it....
personally I think you're arguing nonsense. Obama was certainly not divisive because he saved the economy from a depression. That's just a stupid statement. As we've talked about numerous times his signature campaign promise - the one you told me he can't be held responsible for because it was 10 years ago - has not met the goals or accomplished what he promised...

And, we're not talking about trump...we we discussing Obama...and "he was divisive to white conservatives only"...nothing racist about that...
 

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You know when those blue hairs talk about white fragility? I used to kind of laugh at that... but then we have these two, Ned and piggy, giving me every reason in the world to believe the white fragility narrative.
not accurate...I've not brought up race at all...other than in response....I just don't think Obama was a unifier...you guys keep bringing up divisiveness, and of course the first comeback is about trump.

So, you think Obama was NOT a divisive president, some disagree...no reason to bring up race as a reason...unless that's in your mind, it's not in mine.

So, what did Obama do to bring the country together, as you come up with your examples, we already know they were not successful....Obama policies, brought us Trump..

But for some reason you guys on the left always bring up race...
 
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I don't compare divisiveness, I only said that it was my opinion that Obama was not a unifier.

I would have absolutely no response/argument that Trump administrations have been devisive. A lot of that is trump's doing and a lot is democrats doing. I've posted numerous times, that IMO Trump is not nearly as bad as a lot say, and not nearly a good as other's say. But, without a question in my mind, Trump is his own worst enemy in the world of "togetherness"/
Wrong, you said Obama incited disunity. Thats not the same as not being a unifier.

I just vehemently disagree with you. Trump is unprecedented.

Obama passed legislation he ran on.

Besides being a black man, thats all you have. You tried to go to AI to save your argument. It failed.
 

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Black people in positions of power scare the sh*t out of the good ole boys because of their calculation that every person of color who attains power equals a subtraction of their own.
well, I just voted for Donalds....I think you might be posting about someone else....you seem to have somewhat of a short memory ...in 2020 Biden ran against a black woman, white woman, couple of blacks and a homosexual...from your definition, it might seem as if the entire Democrat party membership is racist and/or homophobic.

Not everything is about race...
 

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It's funny how the left seems to forget that Obummer was divisive.

There are any number of these articles readily available to the cult.

Obama 'one of most divisive presidents in history​


https://www.politico.com/blogs/poli...of-most-divisive-presidents-in-history-121972
they haven't forgotten. It's just that Trump has picked up the mantle as "most divisive ever". You should have noticed that in many of the response posts they immediately bring up Trump...and they're not wrong about that. Trump is very divisive...notice they haven't brought up because he's white..but they certainly bring up the "black" reason about Obama
 

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LOL, so to make that claim, he uses quotes from an ex-RNC Chairman and Joe Biden (NOT Obama) that suggested Romney might not have taken Bin laden out and that's supposed to qualify as divisive?

This was Trump Saturday morning/early afternoon ALONE. One day and this was a good day!
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"Maybe not the worst thing that he posted, but definitely the most delusional, was a fake image of Donald Trump standing beside Winston Churchill, who was telling him, “Donald, you’re doing a Superb Job.” Behind them were images of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, as if Donald Trump is taking his rightful place among some of the most respected leaders in history, who would naturally approve of him. Beyond the absurdity of this is the fact that Trump chose a man who helped lead Britain through World War II and stood against Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany, while Trump himself has repeatedly praised authoritarian strongmen. Now, more than 80 years later, the sitting President of the United States is sharing a fabricated image of Churchill congratulating him on what a wonderful job he’s doing.

We have a president who is supposed to be leading the most powerful country in the world, yet he has to manufacture approval from dead leaders because he can’t earn it from living ones. His delusions alone should disqualify him from holding power, as should his inability to distinguish between what is real and what he has conjured up in his own mind to make himself feel special.

He also shared a post titled “Life Before Obama,” with a list of things that supposedly didn’t exist before Barack Obama became president, including ISIS, Black Lives Matter, Antifa, and what he is calling the “War on Police.” The President of the United States is saying that somehow Barack Obama is responsible for all of these things. That the existence of a movement demanding basic civil rights is something to blame on a Black president. The message is that America was somehow a better country before we elected our first Black president, and that everything that came afterward, including Americans standing up against racism, was evidence of how far our country had fallen. This goes far beyond revisionist history. It’s racist propaganda designed to tell his base exactly who he thinks the enemy is: the people who had the courage to say that black lives mattered, too. He posted it right before the midterm elections as a reminder to his voters of who they should fear and blame for everything they’ve been told is wrong with this country.

He also posted an image of Greenland, home to more than 56,000 people, depicting the entire island as a massive American aircraft carrier with fighter jets lined up across its surface, an American flag planted on top, and the words “Welcome to Greenland” plastered below. This is a place whose people and political leaders have made it clear, repeatedly and firmly, that they are not for sale. And still, even after an agreement expanding America’s military access to Greenland while recognizing its sovereignty was reached, Donald Trump is once again treating Greenland like a piece of real estate he’s getting ready to take over. The President of the United States can’t stop broadcasting his military domination fantasy of seizing the territory of one of our closest allies, during a day spent at his golf course.

Then there was the most dangerous post of all. Donald Trump shared a cartoon with a character that was supposed to represent Islam, carrying a torch and setting fire to multiple nations and a door with the American flag next in line to be burned down, with the words, “Wake up America!” The president, Donald J. Trump, once again was sharing hate speech. This dangerous propaganda is the same kind that has preceded some of the worst violence in history, the kind of imagery that dehumanizes an entire religion of nearly two billion people and reduces them to a single caricature of destruction.

What he shared would get an ordinary person banned from most social media platforms, or at least has in the past and still should today. When the President of the United States shares it, this kind of hate gets amplified and makes innocent people targets. Hate that divides us weakens us and makes all of our lives more dangerous. Hate has never made any country better. Donald Trump knows this. He also knows that a weak country that is broken and divided is an easier country to control. That is why he shared this.

That is how the President of the United States spent his Halloween. While families spent a good part of today walking their children through neighborhoods collecting candy, he spent a good part of his at the golf course, posting endorsements for every Republican who has pledged loyalty to him, and in between, he shared absolute garbage online, reminding the world exactly who he is."


so the posts are about Obama as unifier, and you immediately respond about trump
 

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not accurate...I've not brought up race at all...other than in response....I just don't think Obama was a unifier...you guys keep bringing up divisiveness, and of course the first comeback is about trump.

So, you think Obama was NOT a divisive president, some disagree...no reason to bring up race as a reason...unless that's in your mind, it's not in mine.

So, what did Obama do to bring the country together, as you come up with your examples, we already know they were not successful....Obama policies, brought us Trump..

But for some reason you guys on the left always bring up race...
You want me to argue for the negative now since you lost the argument he was divisive.
Lol. This is such a waste of time. We get it. Its all Obamas fault. Trump is Obamas fault. Not the bigoted morons who voted Trump.

Lets be real. I blame Trump voters for Trump. Blaming Obama is another way to relieve yourself of the responsibility you have in his corrupt presidency
 
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You want me to argue for the negative now since you lost the argument he was divisive.
Lol. This is such a waste of time. We get it. Its all Obamas fault. Trump is Obamas fault. Not the bigoted morons who voted Trump.

Lets be real. I blame Trump voters for Trump. Blaming Obama is another way to relieve yourself of the responsibility you have in his corrupt presidency
I'm not sure you're thinking this through....go back through time...Clinton's policies led to Bush, Bush policies led to Obama, Obama's to trump....

I don't think I asked you to prove a negative...I asked for the positive.."what did Obama do to bring the country together?"

There's little question that people who voted for trump elected trump...who could argue against that? People get tired of the policies of the party in power....Eisenhower to Kennedy, Johnson to Nixon, Nixon to Carter.... that's why, IMO, the next president will likely be a democrat...people can't normally take two terms of one president's party and then add another..in the case of Trump, we've already seen that voters can only take 4 years, before they're turned off.

I'm not trying to be argumentative..sorry if it comes across that way. You don't see Obama's term as divisive, I do...And I agree that Trump has been more divisive....But, I see Bush's and Biden's in same way...trump's first term also...You can even carry this divisivness to house and Senate since 2000...now that's just my opinion....
 

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LOL, so to make that claim, he uses quotes from an ex-RNC Chairman and Joe Biden (NOT Obama) that suggested Romney might not have taken Bin laden out and that's supposed to qualify as divisive?

This was Trump Saturday morning/early afternoon ALONE. One day and this was a good day!
⬇️



"Maybe not the worst thing that he posted, but definitely the most delusional, was a fake image of Donald Trump standing beside Winston Churchill, who was telling him, “Donald, you’re doing a Superb Job.” Behind them were images of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, as if Donald Trump is taking his rightful place among some of the most respected leaders in history, who would naturally approve of him. Beyond the absurdity of this is the fact that Trump chose a man who helped lead Britain through World War II and stood against Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany, while Trump himself has repeatedly praised authoritarian strongmen. Now, more than 80 years later, the sitting President of the United States is sharing a fabricated image of Churchill congratulating him on what a wonderful job he’s doing.

We have a president who is supposed to be leading the most powerful country in the world, yet he has to manufacture approval from dead leaders because he can’t earn it from living ones. His delusions alone should disqualify him from holding power, as should his inability to distinguish between what is real and what he has conjured up in his own mind to make himself feel special.

He also shared a post titled “Life Before Obama,” with a list of things that supposedly didn’t exist before Barack Obama became president, including ISIS, Black Lives Matter, Antifa, and what he is calling the “War on Police.” The President of the United States is saying that somehow Barack Obama is responsible for all of these things. That the existence of a movement demanding basic civil rights is something to blame on a Black president. The message is that America was somehow a better country before we elected our first Black president, and that everything that came afterward, including Americans standing up against racism, was evidence of how far our country had fallen. This goes far beyond revisionist history. It’s racist propaganda designed to tell his base exactly who he thinks the enemy is: the people who had the courage to say that black lives mattered, too. He posted it right before the midterm elections as a reminder to his voters of who they should fear and blame for everything they’ve been told is wrong with this country.

He also posted an image of Greenland, home to more than 56,000 people, depicting the entire island as a massive American aircraft carrier with fighter jets lined up across its surface, an American flag planted on top, and the words “Welcome to Greenland” plastered below. This is a place whose people and political leaders have made it clear, repeatedly and firmly, that they are not for sale. And still, even after an agreement expanding America’s military access to Greenland while recognizing its sovereignty was reached, Donald Trump is once again treating Greenland like a piece of real estate he’s getting ready to take over. The President of the United States can’t stop broadcasting his military domination fantasy of seizing the territory of one of our closest allies, during a day spent at his golf course.

Then there was the most dangerous post of all. Donald Trump shared a cartoon with a character that was supposed to represent Islam, carrying a torch and setting fire to multiple nations and a door with the American flag next in line to be burned down, with the words, “Wake up America!” The president, Donald J. Trump, once again was sharing hate speech. This dangerous propaganda is the same kind that has preceded some of the worst violence in history, the kind of imagery that dehumanizes an entire religion of nearly two billion people and reduces them to a single caricature of destruction.

What he shared would get an ordinary person banned from most social media platforms, or at least has in the past and still should today. When the President of the United States shares it, this kind of hate gets amplified and makes innocent people targets. Hate that divides us weakens us and makes all of our lives more dangerous. Hate has never made any country better. Donald Trump knows this. He also knows that a weak country that is broken and divided is an easier country to control. That is why he shared this.

That is how the President of the United States spent his Halloween. While families spent a good part of today walking their children through neighborhoods collecting candy, he spent a good part of his at the golf course, posting endorsements for every Republican who has pledged loyalty to him, and in between, he shared absolute garbage online, reminding the world exactly who he is."



Most say race relations worsened under Obama, poll finds​


https://www.cnn.com/2016/10/05/politics/obama-race-relations-poll
 
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