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slightlv

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12. All of us just blew their freaking minds when we elected Obama.
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 02:34 PM
Feb 6

They couldn't believe they were living in a country that would willingly elect a black man to be president. So, first they said the election was stolen because... they couldn't believe we would actually willingly choose a black man. There must have been cheating, coercion, force, etc... because we white people just wouldn't do that! Little did they know, we chose the best man for the job. His skin coloring made no difference to us... the joy, trust, goodness, and belief in the individual DID make a difference to us. Many of us had issues with some of his policies... they were too "centric, moneyed" for our pleasure, but we didn't back away because where he made a difference, the difference he made was tremendous and "for the People"... not just for the moneyed rich.

I'm an FDR democrat. I will die an FDR democrat. Biden was the best chance I had to see that era come back to save us. But we didn't get it for ... reasons... but I will NOT stop until I can vote for an FDR type warrior for the people, who is young enough to have the passion for helping and the passion for peace that FDR and others in his generation had.

We have it today in people like AOC and Jasmine Crockett. But, just like electing a black man blew there freaking brains out of their skull, electing a (gasp!) woman, will do the same and probably double down on it. I just turned 70 yesterday. I REALLY want to see it in my lifetime, please!

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