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In reply to the discussion: Obama shouldn't 'evolve' on anything. [View all]Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)When a President does something positive, I would expect a liberal Democratic forum to mention it - and support it. But for a lot of posters, it's never good enough and instead, they focus on the negative - what they hate about him.
So, there really is a disconnect with your post. You're fine with people doing nothing but criticizing - but you don't seem to get why posters would praise him? It's not hard - to many, he is their president. To many blacks, he is their hope. To many Americans, they still have faith in him.
Your post pretty much sums up what exactly is wrong with the left. They see no reason to ever praise Obama but see no problem with being critical at every point. To his supporters, people who still believe he's doing a good job and like him, they get that everywhere - from the right, middle and left. Always. They turn on the TV and see him being slammed as a socialist and they come to DU to see him being slammed as a fascist. They're called cheerleaders and cultists for offering praise and told by people like you that what they're doing is something you 'don't get it'. What's not to get? We're Democrats who want to defend and celebrate the accomplishments of a Democratic president.
But I guess that's the reality here. It's perfectly okay to bash Obama at every turn - never saying anything nice. But when you praise him, it's just kinda weird. Right? Of course, those same posters who find it weird have no problem turning around and praising other figures - historic or modern. They just can't ever find enough to praise the President. Ever.