A graphic to remember now

[lunatica]

Remember how Obama inherited a massive jobs loss that was getting worse every month? As soon as he became President he started reversing that . The graph looked like a bikini. Jobs started coming back and even though the numbers were still in the negative side each month there were less and less jobs lost. Then over time jobs and job creation broke into the positive side just continues to improve in spite of Trump.

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/bikini-graph-jobs-goes-thoroughbred/amp

Well think of that visual when thinking of Trump’s destruction of this country. For a year and a half the trend has been further and further into the negative side, but the fact is that we are now trending back up into the positive side, even though we are still on the negative side.

Take heart dear DUers, we’re heading in the right direction again. The tide has turned.

[Squinch]

1. I don't understand this. Things are getting better under Trump?

[lunatica]

2. No. We are fighting back and heading again into the right direction

Click on the link so you can see what I mean.

[Squinch]

4. I did click. I see a graph to 2013.

[lunatica]

8. It's a visual to the bikini graph

to use as a visual reminder of how things looked really bad, even though things were improving.

[Squinch]

10. I don't think we have any reason to think things are improving. They're still getting worse.

[lunatica]

17. I think there is push back that is beginning to work

People are running for primaries right now who have never run before and winning in deep red states. Mueller is gaining damning information against many of Trump’s supporters, and for all we know against Trump himself. The Judicial system keeps stopping Trump’s attempts to circumvent the Constitution. Just today or yesterday the court said he can’t block any of his twitter followers from responding to his insane tweets.

It may not feel like much, but the push back is real and getting stronger every day.

[BigmanPigman]

3. The graph and article are from 2013...what the fuck is this for?

Where is a current graph to go along with the article.

[Squinch]

5. Beats me.

I think you meant to reply to lunatica.

But hey Bigman!

[lunatica]

6. I said plainly that it was a graph to REMEMBER

to show that this may be similar to what is happening now with our resistance to Trump.

People are running for primaries right now who have never run before and winnin in deep red states. Mueller is gaining damning information against many of Trump’s supporters, and for all we know against Trump himself. The Judicial system keeps stopping Trump’s attempts to circumvent the Constitution. Just today or yesterday the court said he can’t block any off his twitter followers from responding to his insane tweets.

We’re making headway. We’re certainly not there yet, but we’ll get there.

[BigmanPigman]

7. OK, I think see the point you're trying to make.

Things are not as bad as they seem and it could be worse, is that it?

[lunatica]

12. Something like that

Things are pretty bad, but they’re getting better though it’s not obviously apparent yet.

In the graph the red lines show the losses getting worse, bit then the blue lines show less and less jobs were being lost month after month, then there was a month when jobs were being created as opposed to being lost. Visually it looks like a bikini.

[Ptah]

9. The graphic ends in 2010

[lunatica]

15. I'm using the graph as something to remember

and to illustrate what I'm trying to explain.

Evidently it’s not working.

[mnmoderatedem]

11. I've been pointing this out for what seems like forever

look at the job losses that Obama INHERITED!

Obama, not Trump, "inherited a disaster".

He's never gotten the proper credit for the awesome job he did turning the economy around. Though I'm confident history will ultimately remember it properly.

[lunatica]

13. I was beginning to think no one was getting my message

I thought I must be really deluded about my communication skills! I was about to delete the OP.

[mnmoderatedem]

16. oh no keep it up

in fact forward your graph to any trumpster friends/acquaintance who believe trump "saved" the economy. I'm sure you know a few. They're almost impossible to avoid.

[lunatica]

18. It takes time but we ARE pushing back

[kentuck]

14. At one time, we were hemorrhaging 700,000 jobs per month !

History will recognize the crisis we encountered in 2008. Banks were going under. They were in a panic.


Obama will get more and more credit as time passes.