In a completely predictable event, 'radical socialist' NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani did a PR appearance with Barack Obama, someone who he himself has said is a w...
  • eldavi@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    9 days ago

    i wish i understood why there’s such a negative reaction to obama when he did more harm in some ways than others despite trying.

    • limer@lemmy.ml
      2·
      8 days ago

      Obama was the perfect transitional president in office during the shifts of power going on in the USA.

      While many rightly say the USA has always been a cesspool, it was fundamentally changing due to the global economy changing. He was very careful to not interfere, while he projected a sense of Camelot and calm.

      Basically he was fiddling while Rome burned and that worked out well for him.