11-20-2021, 11:39 AM
(11-20-2021, 09:30 AM)David Horn Wrote: The alternative that we should fear or welcome (which of the two is hard to say at this point) is a failed 4T and timeline resetting 2T -- possibly with a US-China War. AGW is in charge now, and how this ends is driven by that reality. We adults owe an apology to the future for being the piss-poor stewards we all certainly are.
When reading the comment about Obama promoting optimism, in retrospect it is pretty evident that all of the "Yes We Can" spirit promoted during his initial campaign did not last for long once he took office, and pretty much fell in line with the status quo of the times which is still very much with us, couple with a much worse societal malaise than which existed during the Carter years. This even though it isn't touted as much as a malaise as it probably needs to be. When campaign he was very optimistic and thinking big picture. Many of us who had high hopes for significant change for the better, myself included, were utterly disappointment. His thought of letting those largely responsible for economic fallout help to fix it proved disastrous. He apparently trusted in those who were married to the corporate machine, again a disaster. Could this have been one of the reasons that neither Bernie Sanders nor Elizabeth Warren were able to get the nomination, and that Biden was considered to be "safe"?
At times I feel that the "Yes We Can" rhetoric was a bit too over the top. I’m all for a glass half-full, we just need to make sure that you also pay close attention to any details. Was this something that Obama didn't really think to do?