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!Turns out there is actually a small town in Japan that's also named Obama and they proudly use it to drum up their local tourism industry!<

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[–] Myr@lemmy.world 16 points 8 months ago

Those ears, I fucking can't lol. πŸ’€

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

"An Obama for Obama".

I'm sure it's a translation error, but I love it.

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago

Turns out there is actually a small town in Japan that’s also named Obama

Context from the post body.

[–] finitebanjo@piefed.world 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It's not a flattering caricature but I can't help but vibe with the sentiment, Obama was the best potus since Grant and had a waaaayyy better cabinet than Grant.

[–] Mac@mander.xyz -3 points 8 months ago (2 children)
[–] finitebanjo@piefed.world 4 points 8 months ago

He's the POTUS who brought the most real peace and had the most oversight on the military's actions out of any POTUS there ever was.

So no different from any other POTUS? Good point.