• chuckleslord@lemmy.world
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    19 days ago

    Obama was better than Trump. No fucking shit. Congrats? That doesn’t mean that Obama doesn’t deserve criticism, or even deserve criticism at the same time we’re talking about Trump.

    Saying “you can’t compare Trump to Obama”, however, is shielding Obama from criticism because of Trump’s actions. There are degrees, no fucking shit, but they both belong in the Hague for war crimes. Pretending otherwise is part of the problem.

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      18 days ago

      Hmm, maybe I missed something… because you keep acting like the argument is that Obama deserves criticism too. My point is, so what? Should we start criticizing the Grinch too, for all his wrongdoing? How about Regan and Putin — can we bring them into the discussion too?

      Did someone here actually say Obama doesn’t deserve criticism? Or, were the people here just focused on current issues?

      You really can’t compare Obama to Trump, though. It’s not a good comparison. By doing so, you’re making Obama look like a saint — good job. I think that is actually opposite to your goal. Try instead comparing Obama to someone of similar stature, where it’s obvious that Obama made some wrong choices.

    • A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip
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      18 days ago

      Saying “you can’t compare Trump to Obama”, however, bla bla bla

      Funny, nobody said that in this thread. Of course you can compare Obama to Trump, and I think all participants here did that. If you’re refering to my top level comment, I deliberately phrased it the way I did. Reading comprehension?