In 08 I was a little too young to be politically active but I always understood that Obama convinced a ton of people that things were gonna change, and was able to put a friendly face on the American Empire.
Nowadays theres definitely a lot of people just happy that the orange man is off the television, but sleepy joe has negative charisma and hes already doing really bad with the stimulus bill and is openly refusing to reverse trump policies like closing the camps.
Am I accurate in this or am i just trapped in my commie safe space?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Recovery_and_Reinvestment_Act_of_2009
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Rescue_Plan_Act_of_2021
Also worth noting that by the end of 09, Obama announced a surge in Afghanistan. God knows what Biden's surge will be, maybe even another surge in Afghanistan.
Here's something interesting too, it's a stunt by the Yes Men
https://vimeo.com/129322969
You'll note that they mention how the media is saying how Obama needs to return everything to normal. This shit has all happened before my dude.
Obama's campaign promised change. They were mealy mouthed enough so that you could fill in the gaps yourself. People expected to end the war, do healthcare, and other stuff. But almost immediately it began to go the other way. I mean I guess at least Biden is as-is. They didn't put much effort in pretending to change things.
Totally forgot about the Yes Men. Did a quick search and saw that they’re still up to their on-brand antics too.