General Discussion

For some reason, we are different from others on DU and elsewhere who seem not to be able
to deal with the troubling concept that someone they voted for,
supported and defended (against admittedly ridiculous attacks at times), meaning
Obama, Hillary and others, would actually really do anything to screw The People.

It's like, they voted for Obama, and he's so much nicer and gracious than those disgusting Republicans,
so he's got to be a good person who can't be hurting them with policies that favor elites because ...
... because ... ... because ... because ...He's Obama, that's why.

I voted for Obama twice.
I like his stands on social issues, Cuba, Iran, higher wages, etc etc.

But on most economic issues (aside from wages) Obama is mostly Reagan and Milton Friedman ---A philosophy I despised decades before I ever heard of Obama.

TPP reflects this.
Race-to-theTop, support for private charter schools and Arne Duncan as Ed Sec reflects this.
Drones and NSA policy are downright Neocon.
And Wall St remains un-touchable and above-the-law.

Being blind to the "dark side" of Obama, Hillary and others, will only make people blind to others in the future
who will talk like Progressives but act like Reaganites. That is the lingering danger.

Some of us here on DU can handle these truths, many cannot.
Some folks just can't abide troubling thoughts, even if they are true.
But...

To all of you out there who have, as I do, the capability to grasp these troubling truths about too many of
our Democratic leaders, I salute you!


And also ...
Go Bernie!