(08-28-2023, 12:35 PM)Lucky2Last Wrote:

(08-28-2023, 11:01 AM)mikesez Wrote: 1) presidential candidates on the left have not, so far, dabbled in manufactured outrage the way Trump has.

2) there shouldn't be any disenfranchised communities in the US.

1) That was Obama's literal job before becoming a Senator.

2) I used the wrong word. I should have used destitute. Fair point.

Obama had a small scale job "community organizing" before he became a state Senator.  There are a lot of small scale "community organizers" on both sides.  Some of them are ethical, some of them are liars and demagogues.  Whether Obama was good or bad in this role, it would be unfair to brand the candidates he organized for (they were aldermen and state legislative candidates) with his behavior. And we have to admit that his rhetoric toned down once he became a candidate in his own right, and continued moderating as he went up the ladder.

In contrast, it is completely fair to brand Trump with his own behavior on the stump, he is a large scale liar and demagogue.

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