What has been the worst part of Obama's presidency?

[Kraenen]

By the way, I never said BLM was equivalent to the KKK, I merely stated both group create racial tension, are you seriously this bad at reading comprehensions or are you trying to goat me? It's either A or B

I think he's a you-know-what. You can tell pretty clearly by the way he distorts other's clearly stated views.

[Aori]

Man, so many to choose from but the top for me would be invoking class, race, sex, religious, and socio-economic divisions in the country.

This is my issue here as well, him and his wife have been very divisive.

[alexw]

The worst part has been Republicans that have sacrificed the well-being of the country and it's citizens just because Obama is black. Worst obstructionism ever.

Its so utterly telling, if you compare the way the democrats worked with Bush Jnr on his priorities - Afghanistan, Iraq, tax cuts, medicare part D, etc, etc, with the way republicans have utterly stonewalled every major policy agenda of Obama. They won't even OK an infrastructure renewal bill because they don't want Obama to get any credit. They'd rather burn the country down than compromise.

[schwank05]

ObamaCare Hands down, I had a very good affordable insurance policy before he decided to give free insurance to the worthless people of the world. Now I cannot afford to even have shit insurance its 2.5 X more expensive than my Mortgage. Here's to hoping that we don't get another Democrat that backs all his shit policy and we can revert his whole healthcare crap.

[Heladys]

The opposition.

[alexw]

By the way, I never said BLM was equivalent to the KKK, I merely stated both group create racial tension, are you seriously that bad at reading comprehensions or are you trying to goat me? It's either A or B

Yes and so did the civil rights movement. Its not the fault of those fighting for equality that racists don't like it.

[Daelak]

Now you're going from not understanding what fanning the flames means to "well how has he".

Here is one example, he weighed in on the Trayvon Martin, Zimmerman case basically saying TM was shot because he was black without 0 evidence to even support this. I real leader would have told people to calm down and let the evidence be gathered, before making assumptions.

Regardless if you agree with me or not on this, at least I think you finally understand what fanning the flames means.

How is that fanning the flames? Just because you want to hide behind the wait for all evidence shtick doesn't mean other people can see exactly what happened on that night.

[Kraenen]

White people are actually significantly larger than blacks on average, the fact that every white kid sees all black men as LeBron James and themselves as Ralph Macchio doesn't trump the actual empirical evidence. There are more short skinny black kids out there than you think who have to put up both with the racist attitudes of whites and the ridiculous expectations and stereotypes that blacks have of themselves.

I was talking stereotypes. Black guys 'seem' to be bigger and therefore more threatening. And the other stuff like being more hip/cool, street cred, more masculine, etc. all this can contribute to the fear they take girls away (which might actually happen given girls believe in racist stereotypes which favor black guys as well).

[Daelak]

By the way, I never said BLM was equivalent to the KKK, I merely stated both group create racial tension, are you seriously that bad at reading comprehensions or are you trying to goat me? It's either A or B

Downplaying what the KKK has done and is continuing to do, among the host of other conservative hate groups, as "creating racial tensions" is fucking laughable. BLM is a group that was formed because of black deaths, conservative hate/supremacy groups are formed to lynch, spread vitriol, and exclude blacks from society.

[araine]

His foreign policy has been nothing short of a disaster. Get real. Please indicate a single place in the world with his fingerprints on it that is in a better state today than it was 8 years ago.

Thats like everywhere that is better today than it was 8 years ago, really this one was easy. perhaps you should stop reading breitbart or other nonsense sites so you get real news and facts.

[Daelak]

I was talking stereotypes. Black guys 'seem' to be bigger and therefore more threatening. And the other stuff like being more hip/cool, street cred, more masculine, etc. all this can contribute to the fear they take girls away (which might actually happen given girls believe in racist stereotypes which favor black guys as well).

Ok great, there's one, now drop that from your mind and move on with your life. Stop thinking in stereotypes.

[Fincayra]

"You want your doctor? You can keep your doctor." Biggest lie ever told.

[Macaquerie]

I was talking stereotypes. Black guys 'seem' to be bigger and therefore more threatening. And the other stuff like being more hip/cool, street cred, more masculine, etc. all this can contribute to the fear they take girls away (which might actually happen given girls believe in racist stereotypes which favor black guys as well).

Yes, they might seem that way, but that's just because you aren't noticing all the black guys who aren't big, strong, cool, smooth talkers and are probably just as awkward and insecure as you are and struggling to find a place in the world that doesn't seem to want to make time for them. The only reason you think that all black men are ultra-masculine alpha males is that you just don't pay attention to the ones who aren't.

[Kraenen]

Ok great, there's one, now drop that from your mind and move on with your life. Stop thinking in stereotypes.

You're just dense aren't you?

[BannedForViews]

Iraq (much better off than it was under Bush)
Afghanistan (much better off than it was under Bush)
Iran (US are actually on speaking terms with them now and the UK are reopening our embassy)

The only notable exception is Libya, which would have turned out the same under Bush except it would have been the US leading and it's allies following (as opposed to the US following France in).

Way to describe how things are better off. Also speaking terms is not am improvement compared to facilitating the possession of nuclear warheads to a mad rogue nation.

[Kraenen]

Yes, they might seem that way, but that's just because you aren't noticing all the black guys who aren't big, strong, cool, smooth talkers and are probably just as awkward and insecure as you are and struggling to find a place in the world that doesn't seem to want to make time for them. The only reason you think that all black men are ultra-masculine alpha males is that you just don't pay attention to the ones who aren't.

Then tell it to the white men who are afraid of them (and the girls who buy into those positive stereotypes)! That was the whole point of this all along if you read my posts. Because I think there's something to the 'penis envy' and 'masculinity envy' and 'girl-taking' when you're talking about racial tension between white men and black men.

[BannedForViews]

Thats like everywhere that is better today than it was 8 years ago, really this one was easy. perhaps you should stop reading breitbart or other nonsense sites so you get real news and facts.

Most places are continuously better off at any point in time than they were 8 year prior, throughout history.

[Self Inflicted Wounds]

The veiled racism among threatened white male Americans.

I came here to say the same thing. But you know, not as openly sexist or as racist as you, Fencers. Wow, a mod being this racist and sexist is pretty lame.


OT: I'd say the racism.

[dacoolist]

It has more to do with education levels and being a type of person Raybourne is, susceptible to absorbing racial stereotypes perpetuated by older white males who's sentiments have been rejected by a younger, more diverse generation of Americans who can now call them out on their bullshit.

I really like Raybourne, but I understand what you're saying. I'm 30 myself, and as much of a big deal racism seems to be right now in the media, I guess I surround myself with good people of all ages. People that have grown up in a certain family/area may not have been exposed to what racism really is imo. I grew up in California, in the bay area (very diverse, I honestly didn't know racism until I moved to Indiana in 96'), and even when I graduated in 04' from HS, I had a decent amount of diversity in my prominent white school in Indianapolis IN. Today people make a big deal about racism like it's this HUGE THING you have to watch out for - I just mind my own business and I have yet to have any issues with any race. I can't live in the shoes of someone of a different race because again.. I'm white - I don't feel bad that I'm white obviously, but I do see how people look at other races sometimes 100% based on their skin color.. it's pretty crazy when I see this, and to the best of my knowledge it's from ANOTHER person of non-white race lol. Everyone is racist, it just depends on how damn racist people are.

[Daelak]

Then tell it to the white men who are afraid of them (and the girls who buy into those positive stereotypes)! That was the whole point of this all along if you read my posts. Because I think there's something to the 'penis envy' and 'masculinity envy' and 'girl-taking' when you're talking about racial tension between white men and black men.

And that is wholly constructed in YOUR MIND not in any way, shape, or form descriptive of observable reality.