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malaise

(292,666 posts)
Thu Dec 18, 2025, 06:09 PM Dec 18

If Barack Obama behaved like Donvict there is no one on

M$Greedia who would be saying that’s just how he is
I am so tired of this shit.
That is all.

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If Barack Obama behaved like Donvict there is no one on (Original Post) malaise Dec 18 OP
Because, in the US, authoritarianism is almost the sole province markodochartaigh Dec 18 #1
Good point malaise Dec 18 #2
The descriptive: "soul-killing". And that is precise. nt sprinkleeninow Dec 18 #11
They lost their minds Grim Chieftain Dec 18 #3
Indeed malaise Dec 18 #4
Yet the "Pimperor's" new clothes merit not even a whimper.. BattleRow Dec 18 #5
If my uncle mr715 Dec 18 #6
You know it MustLoveBeagles Dec 18 #7
It's called PRIVILEGE. B.See Dec 18 #10
Amen Joinfortmill Dec 18 #8
If Barack Obama acted this way we Democrats wouldn't put up with it! bsiebs Dec 18 #9
rewatching Stranger Things... SleeplessinSoCal Dec 18 #12
The fog of "battered spouse" war... BattleRow Dec 18 #13

markodochartaigh

(5,007 posts)
1. Because, in the US, authoritarianism is almost the sole province
Thu Dec 18, 2025, 06:20 PM
Dec 18

of the right wing. The same right wing which controls the mainstream media. About 25% of the US population are authoritarian followers, and most of the mainstream media is owned by authoritarian leaders who feed their base the soul-killing rubbish that they crave.


https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-some-people-follow-authoritarian-leaders-and-the-key-to-stopping-it/

mr715

(2,671 posts)
6. If my uncle
Thu Dec 18, 2025, 08:13 PM
Dec 18

had wheels he'd be a bicycle. The idea that Obama would ever say anything in the same realm of absurdity as Trump is, well, absurd.

bsiebs

(925 posts)
9. If Barack Obama acted this way we Democrats wouldn't put up with it!
Thu Dec 18, 2025, 08:39 PM
Dec 18

* but, of course, he would never do the things that guy does…

SleeplessinSoCal

(10,369 posts)
12. rewatching Stranger Things...
Thu Dec 18, 2025, 09:14 PM
Dec 18

The bully in the school who accuses Eddie Munson of being satanic, and he's somewhat believed by cops, is nauseating. Trump's bullying - with real malice - is given a pass because our Fourth Estate is AWOL and we apparently are all battered by Faux News into a sort of fog.

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