Chuck Darwin on Nostr: The Democratic left surely remembers that the Obama administration was progressive ...
The Democratic left surely remembers that the Obama administration was progressive mainly in rhetoric, not action.
Beyond the Affordable Healthcare Act, Obama's eight years in the Oval Office
– stained by his shameful, enraging kowtowing to the bankers who nearly destroyed the global economy
– helped create the conditions under which a demagogue like Trump could replace him.
Maybe they can rally progressives now -- but we'll need a new generation of charismatic leaders to carry the fight forward.
https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/united-states/us-election-2024/68453/in-search-of-the-trump-resistance
Beyond the Affordable Healthcare Act, Obama's eight years in the Oval Office
– stained by his shameful, enraging kowtowing to the bankers who nearly destroyed the global economy
– helped create the conditions under which a demagogue like Trump could replace him.
Maybe they can rally progressives now -- but we'll need a new generation of charismatic leaders to carry the fight forward.
https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/united-states/us-election-2024/68453/in-search-of-the-trump-resistance