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In reply to the discussion: Obama: Elizabeth Warren Is Simply Wrong On TPP [View all]NanceGreggs
(27,813 posts)These types of trade agreements are always negotiated in secret - for a myriad of reasons. The "why is THIS agreement being negotiated in secret!!!?!?" posters have been told this repeatedly, but they still insist that the secrecy is something new and unprecedented - and therefore a clear signal of nefarious goings-on behind closed doors.
In order to believe the ravings of the Hair on Fire Brigade, I have to also believe that Barack Obama has spent the last six-plus years building an enviable legacy of positive achievement - from Obamacare, to the ending of two wars, to supporting the rights of gays/lesbians, etc. - only to eventually destroy the American worker, decimate the middle class, and hand the entire nation over to corporations.
Well, I find that to be more than a bit of a stretch.
Obama's motive in selling his entire nation down the river? I've yet to hear one - unless going down in history as the most vilified American citizen (no less president) was Obama's goal all along.