"Speaking with a candor he would soon be unable to afford, Mr. Obama directed his fire across the entire political spectrum. He denounced a broken status quo in which cynical Republicans outmaneuvered feckless Democrats in a racialized culture war, leaving most Americans trapped in a system that gave them no real control over their lives. Although his sympathies were clearly with the left, Mr. Obama chided liberals for making do with a “rudderless pragmatism,” and he flayed activists — with the civil rights establishment as his chief example — for asking the judiciary to hand out victories they couldn’t win at the polls. Progressives talked a good game about democracy, but they didn’t really seem to believe in it."
often times it takes someone who has some level of understanding of the game to play it and really crush it and that's exactly what obama did. his influence is still immense on the social and political spheres. he understands the role dems play and being 'feckless' is part of the character. obama was never serious about fixing anything but he can speak and articulate in a way that suggests he understands the overlaying dynamics but what makes him really an evil person to me is that he does it all in a calculated, conniving way. i think obama has been one of the most successful presidents of the last few decades purely on his ability to deceive and sway people.
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