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In reply to the discussion: NOBODY HERE HATES OBAMA [View all]Bjorn Against
(12,041 posts)The reality is that I voted for Obama twice and I have also been in the streets protesting against his policies on more than one occassion. There are some Obama policies I have supported and others that I have strongly opposed. I strongly oppose Obama's handling of the situation in Syria and for that I have been labeled a hater, but the people who call me a hater know nothing about all the times I have been on Obama's side.
I think that is the big problem with putting these labels on people based on a limited observation, we see people's posts on a given issue and we assume they must be opposed to Obama on everything. I have made this mistake myself many times, there have been a number of DUers in the past that I thought were right-wing trolls until I started to read more of their posts and realize that the reality of their positions is more complex than I initially realized.
Are there haters on this site? Well considering there are no doubt a few right-wing infiltrators here, sure there are a few. I think the only ones who truly hate Obama however are those right-wing infiltrators, the majority who are upset with him on issues like the NSA and Syria are genuinely upset with his policies but they do not hate him.