• metallic_substance@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    Did you completely forget about 2 terms with Obama? Turn your head sideways and let the bong resin flow out of your ear. It might take some time

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        6 hours ago

        No, he had a black Muslim African father, an active campaign to paint him as not-American (with a heavy subtext of not-white), and the middle name Hussein when trying to succeed the War on Terror president. And Republicans (including Trump) tried their damnedest to make that define him. And then Democrats won a supermajority.

        Obama had way more to overcome, but all that stuff is irrelevant if you have charisma and a popular platform.