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[–] ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Obama had the power to nationalize the banks and arrest the people who engineered the crisis. But instead let them go.

[–] FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Yeah, this unfortunately. Barack Obama is a f*CKING disappointment

[–] Sunflier@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Somewhat. I don't think he's a COMPLETE disappointment. I mean he did kill Bin Laden and, while it was a pale shadow of what it could have been, he did oversee the most comprehensive reform to health insurance seen in at least a generation. Before him? You were fucked if you had ANY preexisting condition whatsoever.

[–] Remby@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

He delivered a captured market to the most evil people in the world, STARTED the drone kill list, extra judicially killed at least one American,expanded FISA, obliterated however many fucking wedding parties and shit.

And idk if you've noticed, but the healthcare system in amerikkka has all but stopped functioning. We pay premiums and cannot get appointments.

Delusional obama fluff nonsense.

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Well to* be fair, Obama only had control of both the senate and the house for his first 72 days. Enough time to get some things done, but not a lot.

But I agree that he could have done more with the power he did hold throughout his presidency, as Trump has shown. Obama could have went buckwild with the executive orders. But alas, hindsight is 20:20.

[–] FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, that’s why Barack Obama is a disappointment

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

I know but the point I'm making is that it's not his fault. I mean the guy basically campaigned on being a centrist.