"Elizabeth Warren says Obama doesn't understand 'lived experience of most Americans.'"

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95. This is a blatant mischarcterization of what she actually said.

The headline is a fucking lie.

And so is the interpretation of the article. It is an attempt to squash dissent.

So many here reject any valid criticism as "bashing". Our leaders are not saints; they are not heroes. They are often wrong. They make mistakes. They do terrible things, even if their motivations are correct. We vote for them. We should not worship them as some kind of infallible gods. Criticism does not weaken the party or any of its members or candidates. If anything, course corrections should make it stronger.

But Warren is correct. Those statistics don't accurately measure the real lives of people. Real wages (in terms of purchasing power) have fallen for DECADES. This is not new. The unemployment rate has never accurately measured underemployment or the number of people who have simply stopped working, or who work at irregular jobs (think odd jobs, paid under the table).