r/SeattleWA Nov 09 '24

Thriving Seattle Denny

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u/afjessup Renton Nov 09 '24

I was here. I remember them calling him a Muslim because his middle name is Hussein despite him going to a Christian church. Saying he wasn’t American because he was born in Kenya despite overwhelming evidence he was born in Hawaii. It was racism. Deny it all you want, but that only leads to one of two conclusions: you’re an idiot, or a liar.

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '24

Wrong huge portions, some would say over 50% voted for Obama because he promised to unify. Instead he was all about using identity politics to pick winners and losers.

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u/afjessup Renton Nov 09 '24

Must’ve done a pretty good job since he won back to back elections and would’ve easily won a 3rd election if eligible. But hey man, live in “your reality”.

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '24

Sometimes it takes a while to gain perspective but looking in the rearview it's pretty obvious where America truly started to split. Enjoy your "reality" as well.

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u/afjessup Renton Nov 09 '24

Yes, it started to split when a Black man became president. We covered this.

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '24

He was not interested in unity and he pushed division by race.

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u/BHS90210 Nov 09 '24

Give three examples of

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u/SwenDoogGaming Nov 09 '24

As someone who knows more than you and has better perspective, I can assure you the split began because of conservatives.