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28. In 2009 a friend of mine predicted Trump, or someone like him

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Sun Feb 26, 2023, 04:06 PM

Feb 2023

Using Hegelian Logic my friend said that there would be an opposite backlash to the election of Barack Obama and that the backlash would mimic the fascist approach in the belief of the superiority of the white race. There is always that portion of the electorate that, once they've identified the untermensch, will proceed to believe they are superior and that "those" people are lesser humans. All you needed was a demagogue to push their fear buttons.

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Your opinions .... HOW did we go from President Obama to Donald Rump ??? [View all] Trueblue1968 Feb 2023 OP

sorry everyone -- can't figure out how to do the picture. Trueblue1968 Feb 2023 #1

Only once in my lifetime has one party won three successive presidential elections MichMan Feb 2023 #2

FDR won 4 times, Reagan, Reagan, Bush, yep you're right. Meadowoak Feb 2023 #9

It would be FDR, FDR, FDR, FDR, Truman. rsdsharp Feb 2023 #17

I stand corrected, thank you. Meadowoak Feb 2023 #20

Revenge claudette Feb 2023 #3

Hate! liberal N proud Feb 2023 #4

The Founders' unwarranted fear of the people J_William_Ryan Feb 2023 #5

Yes, the Electoral College Freddie Feb 2023 #6

Yet, she won over three million votes but "lost" Justice matters. Feb 2023 #19

Backlash from loud, high-motivation bigots for electing a black guy... RockRaven Feb 2023 #7

backlash is correct. mopinko Feb 2023 #13

Exactly what I was going to post. Mr.Bill Feb 2023 #23

Millions of white people wouldn't stand for a reminder that they weren't masters of the "lessers." Sky Jewels Feb 2023 #8

The answer was and still is racism. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2023 #10

Because Obama could not legally seek a third term Polybius Feb 2023 #11

Russians. FalloutShelter Feb 2023 #12

Obama broke their minds SledDriver Feb 2023 #14

That's My Guess ProfessorGAC Feb 2023 #16

Absolutely spot on correct. A HERETIC I AM Feb 2023 #45

1. Wrong gitv. 2. Correct got. lindysalsagal Feb 2023 #15

How we ended up with Donnie Dipshit maxrandb Feb 2023 #18

+1 kimbutgar Feb 2023 #25

Even if Obama had solved every problem by February 2009, the right still would have hated him. Sky Jewels Feb 2023 #35

A lot of folks snowybirdie Feb 2023 #21

The electoral college Mysterian Feb 2023 #22

It was the ginned up anger by white people that a black man was elected President twice kimbutgar Feb 2023 #24

Russia. That's how. Cambridge Analytica. That's how. Baltimike Feb 2023 #26

Most experts cite white working class backlash to perceived economic inequality... WarGamer Feb 2023 #27

Not sprinkled-layered on thick. Boomerproud Feb 2023 #36

In 2009 a friend of mine predicted Trump, or someone like him 303squadron Feb 2023 #28

While I knew racism was not "over," I was unprepared for the sheer viciousness of the backlash... Hekate Feb 2023 #29

Racism is an easy but inadequate answer... brooklynite Feb 2023 #32

A lot of ratfucking from both our right and, sadly, our left. W_HAMILTON Feb 2023 #30

Cheap populism and conspiracy theories were all the rage. betsuni Feb 2023 #34

Answer: There were two unpopular candidates; one had to win. brooklynite Feb 2023 #31

Agreed newdayneeded Feb 2023 #44

I'll take racism fir $500 Alex edisdead Feb 2023 #33

Fox News and right wing propaganda Initech Feb 2023 #37

Thanks to the outdated electoral college. Emile Feb 2023 #38

I'm looking but don't see the obvious answer yet. newdayneeded Feb 2023 #39

He didn't win by much, wasn't it only by about 400,000 white people votes in swing states? betsuni Feb 2023 #40

It's rare for a party to get more then two consecutive terms Raine Feb 2023 #41

Because of the grossly unfair, unwarranted and misogynistic demonization of Hillary Clinton. roamer65 Feb 2023 #42

The election was made to be all about one person, Hillary, but a wildly distorted caricature. betsuni Feb 2023 #43

My first thots w/o looking@ replies: Racism to Obama, Sexism & "Perfectionism" to Mdme electric_blue68 Feb 2023 #46

to post your twitter generated pic on DU do this Celerity Feb 2023 #47

thanks so much !! Trueblue1968 Feb 2023 #49

Obama is black so a lotta racists came outta the closet Kennah Feb 2023 #48