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Showing Original Post only (View all)Luke Zaleski: Obama broke their minds [View all]
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I dont think you could overstate how completely Obama broke their minds. The fact that a black man was the most powerful person in the world for eight years and was popular and largely successful absolutely destroyed white power mythology and psychology and was their apocalypse
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I always thought Trump was the right's overreaction to Obama, everything he was not. Qutz
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I agree with all of that. I'm glad he's still out there showing those mal-adjusted weaklings up
judesedit
Jan 2023
#34
there's another major factor in their crackup, not factored in - the death of the moral and
certainot
Jan 2023
#73
It makes me happy that they have to go BACK to Obama to find shit to complain about.
Ferrets are Cool
Jan 2023
#11
And further, this is why they elected the lowest trashiest white man they could find to succeed him.
Solomon
Jan 2023
#52
I agree. In spite of being insulted and blocked at every turn, Obama was a class act and a decent
Martin68
Jan 2023
#14
prior to Obama's election there were not many internal white extremist groups & their numbers low
onetexan
Jan 2023
#28
Hillary won the popular vote by millions, but the GOP/Russia with the help of so-called Greens...
Hekate
Jan 2023
#38
Hillary's approval rating right before running was 54%, Biden's was 53% before he won the primary,
betsuni
Jan 2023
#63
If you think that broke their minds, wait until a black woman takes the reins and is successful.
Samrob
Jan 2023
#60
Doesn't surprise me in the least. If one thinks being born with white skin is an accomplishment,
Aristus
Jan 2023
#39
Add to that his Nobel Peace Prize, two Grammys, an Emmy, an Oscar, and a bestselling book.
OMGWTF
Jan 2023
#44
Just remember that these white supremacists think they are genetically superior
iluvtennis
Jan 2023
#50
It sure wouldn't surprise me. While I'd wished he'd been more liberal on some issues, he's a ...
electric_blue68
Jan 2023
#65
I know that's when the rush for weapons and ammo started at a rabid pitch. Friends and co-workers
Evolve Dammit
Jan 2023
#71