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shockey80

(4,379 posts)
Sat Nov 30, 2019, 03:24 PM Nov 2019

Most American's do not know the difference between a good or bad president.

Most American's judge their presidents by what party they belong too. If they are from your party they are a good president. If they are not from your party they are a bad president. How dumb can you get?

Most American's do not know this simple fact. All presidents make mistakes. The difference between a good president and a bad president is do they make their mistakes with malice or do they make their mistakes with good intentions. Do they do things that may be illegal with malice or do they do things that may be illegal for something that is good and right?

Some of the best presidents in our history made decisions they knew the courts would tear to pieces. Lincoln did it, Obama did it. They did it because they were trying to what was right. For Lincoln, it was the emancipation proclamation, he knew the courts would tear it apart, he needed the 13th amendment and he got it. For Obama it was DACA, he needed immigration reform, there was a good bill on the table that would have protected the border and protected the DACA kids. The Republican voters, who have the nerve to call themselves Americans, said no. They forced the Republicans in congress to back down.

Compare that to what Trump has done. Trump does nothing with good intentions. It is about tearing things down and hurting people. It's vengeance filled and self fulfilling. The truth is, most American's cannot figure this out. How many American's say Trump is a good president and Obama was a bad president. That's not politics, that is pure ignorance and stupidity.



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Most American's do not know the difference between a good or bad president. (Original Post) shockey80 Nov 2019 OP
I don't usually throw around the word evil, but that shoe seems to fit a lot of people lately. Karadeniz Nov 2019 #1
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