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Showing Original Post only (View all)Some Defend-President-Obama-no-matter-what-folks here will do anything to divert, [View all]
stymie or obfuscate any and all criticism of the President here on DU.
I've noticed that when the President does something that is broadly met with criticism, those folks immediately start threads with false equivalencies or other diversions. I can only assume this is an attempt to tamp down criticism of him. Criticize the President and you're... (fill in the blank: a Putin lover, giving the repubs ammunition, racist, etc).
I view the President as someone who has capitulated to the corporations on front after front. I think there is ample evidence of that. I think it's very disturbing- all the more so because his rhetoric is often at odds with his actions. I'll support the President on issues that I can support him on and I don't criticize him on issues where he's been dealt an almost impossible hand. Issues where he could stand up for people against corporate abuse? He needs to be criticized.