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[–] autismdragon@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I too was an Obama supporter who naivly believed he was a socdem

[–] Red_Sunshine_Over_Florida@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not even a socdem. I just thought at the time that liberalism was always that way. When I realized it wasn't was when I went on to the socdem phase.

[–] autismdragon@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I went from supporting Kucinich in the primary to being totally behind the Obama presidency because Barack somehow fooled me he stood for the same shit

[–] Red_Sunshine_Over_Florida@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Anecdotally, I had a Black teacher who was so excited for the Obama victory in '08. He gave us a starting question asking what two Presidents Obama was like. Everyone guessed Lincoln at first but, I was the only true-believing lib nerd who guessed FDR correctly as the second part of the answer. In hind sight he was more like Reagan, at least according to his own self-admission.

[–] Kynuck97@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Honestly he's one of the most well-spoken U.S presidents I've heard talk in awhile - gotta look out for charismatic neolibs or they just might make their ideology sound inspiring