I'll give Obama this, he understood how to carefully speak words to BS, I mean talk to people. Dude is smart with a twist, won't go into it, I'm actually paying Obama some compliments here, don't ruin it☺
Obama is the left's best paid mouth, perhaps in the world. Something like 99.99%☺ of liberal Democrats approve of him. Any less proves they're racist☺ Thing is, Obama doesn't represent today's left, his tenure proves to be far more conservative, and same his messages. Does anyone disagree? Why? Heck, he doesn't even approve of gay marriage. Course he says he does now, because to say you're not, think of the reaction as your mom washing your mouth out with soap, with a dose of hysterics.
Certainly Obama wasn't responsible for the level of PC-Snowstorming DEI, Entitled, Deeper Racism, Awareness, and Victimization that came with him. While he may have been a mascot on some level, that business was built by the left who stood with him. I saw first hand the impact, under an obama-care project. The agency changed from a normal place with pretty solid morale, to tension you could cut with a knife, and disfunction.
Here's an AI view for how lib-democrats have, evolved☺since Obama. What's not mentioned is today's lib-democrats encourage bad behavior if not laziness floating ideas like loan forgiveness that will never happen, costing some more $ as they wait to "see what happens", and protest over random ideas built by their preferred sources of information.
Key Shifts in Liberalism Since the Obama Era
- Demographic Transformation: The Democratic Party's base has become significantly more diverse, with a larger share of college-educated adults and fewer religious people. This contrasts with the Republican party, which has remained predominantly white and has seen its average age increase.
- Ideological Movement to the Left: A major internal shift occurred with the rise of figures like Bernie Sanders, who pushed the Democratic Party platform to the left, away from the centrism of the Bill Clinton era. The party has embraced more progressive positions on specific issues.
- Social Policy Changes: There has been a broad embrace of more liberal social stances, such as widespread support for same-sex marriage, which was a point of division even at the beginning of the Obama administration. Liberals' views on a number of once-controversial social behaviors have also become more accepting.
- Economic Policy: While modern liberalism has long accepted a government role in the economy, post-Obama liberals have increasingly advocated for an expansion of the social safety net and government activism. This includes support for a $15 minimum wage and a public health insurance option, positions that moved from the progressive fringe to the mainstream party platform.
- Racial Justice and Identity: While Obama's vision emphasized a unified American identity, the public conversation about race has become more prominent and focused on structural and institutional racism, particularly following the emergence of movements like Black Lives Matter. Some contemporary liberal views on race and policing are considered by some analysts to be to the left of most African Americans and have alienated some working-class voters.
- Foreign Policy: Liberals in the Obama era favored a more multilateralist and diplomacy-focused approach than their predecessors. There has been continued emphasis on international cooperation and addressing global challenges like climate change.
- Political Strategy: The Obama presidency saw significant Democratic losses in state legislatures and Congress, leading to a debate within the party about the best path forward. Some analysts argue that liberals now need to listen less to elite networks and more to the voters they have been losing, especially working-class and minority demographics that showed some support for Donald Trump in the 2024 election.
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