2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Hillary Clinton is getting crushed on social media, captured in one word cloud [View all]senz
(11,945 posts)I deal with them, too. The difference, I think, is that you see anti-Obama commenters as intentionally divisive, while I see them as black-and-white thinkers who, imo, cannot grasp the fact that the president is not all-powerful and is subject to pressures from various interested parties. In other words, I consider them properly idealistic but hopelessly naive about the workings of the world.
But criticism of Hillary is justified, as she is currently a candidate, which means that we, the voters, have every right to examine her and weigh her pros and cons as loudly and vociferously as we please. This, primary season, is not the time to shut our mouths and make nice. Democracy is messy and boisterous by nature.
As you can probably figure out, I think Hillary would be wrong for the presidency and, for the sake of this country and its people, hope she does not get the Democratic nomination.