He succeeded in what he set out to do: give a nice face to American imperialism.
And I admit, Obama had charisma and was a proper statesman, in stark contrast to what came before and after. But most policies, with single exceptions like Medicaid, were standard neoliberal bullshit. And he didn’t stop the machine from going to where it is now, which is his biggest failure in my opinion.
The Democrat party’s insistence on neoliberalism and active fighting against actual progressivism paved the way for the current state of the country. They are just as much to blame for it as the republican party.
Obama didn’t really change the direction the USA moved because he didn’t really help poor people and challenged the power of companies and billionaires. This helped put more unsatisfied people in trumps camp.
He succeeded in what he set out to do: give a nice face to American imperialism.
And I admit, Obama had charisma and was a proper statesman, in stark contrast to what came before and after. But most policies, with single exceptions like Medicaid, were standard neoliberal bullshit. And he didn’t stop the machine from going to where it is now, which is his biggest failure in my opinion.
So you’re blaming Obama for Trump? Seems a bit simplistic.
The Democrat party’s insistence on neoliberalism and active fighting against actual progressivism paved the way for the current state of the country. They are just as much to blame for it as the republican party.
Blaming only? No. Having part of the blame? Yes.
Obama didn’t really change the direction the USA moved because he didn’t really help poor people and challenged the power of companies and billionaires. This helped put more unsatisfied people in trumps camp.