Is Obama’s reason for staying out of everything that he doesn’t want to “taint his legacy”? Or does he not give much of a fuck because he’s a rich, jaded political operator? And does it not matter either way since the effect is the same?
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Why is this President Obama’s problem, what’s he supposed to do, endanger himself and his family, nothing he can say or do to change who the president is, he never disrespected the office, he did his job, this isn’t his fault he can’t fix it
Northern point of view…DJT has pulled Security details off Biden, Harris etc. Maybe it is not safe for any one of them to get involved in any of this? Perhaps a Republican ex-President would be better positioned to talk to the swing voters.
No, jerk wad. Obama’s reasoning is that he doesn’t want to be a distraction. Neither does Hillary or Kamala. Sounds like you’re a troll trying to tarnish Obama.
I’m obviously not against him continuing to loudly oppose Trump, but recall that he’s campaigned for Democrats in the election season of every cycle since he left office — it’s quite plausible that voters see uninterrupted political activity from ex-officeholders as more out of place
He did his part, so did everyone that supported Kamala. It’s our duty to stand up for what we believe in. We voted for President Trump. He didn’t hide what he wanted to accomplish in his presidency. We voted for this. I say we, b/c majority gave him t power. Your vote is your power learn to use it.
🤦🏻♀️😤 They are retired, and like anyone else retired, are not available to work. Stop focusing on the past RETIRED presidents and focus on those that actually have the POWER to do something.
I think black people are tired of rescuing white people. They alltry to warn us. Even with the support for the BLM movement and here we arrived still. I think black people are fucking exhausted, white people keepdoing this to themselves by voting for racist shit heads.
Gonna go with "what ifs"... might as well toss in outer space, bigfoot, Satan, and secret Mayan legends...as long as we're just throwing things at the wall.
Obama is a private citizen. Take up your issues with people currently in power, FFS. There are plenty of Democrats sitting on their asses doing nothing but collecting their paychecks.
Wow. He gave more than 8 years of his life, 24/7 and 365 (no, don't make the ridiculous claim that he had 'holidays'... a prez never does) and that's not enough for you? You turned around and elected trump. BIG kick in the head #1.
He knows, rightly, that it's time for YOU to pick up the torch.
or maybe he knows the history... that there is a reason he doesn't feel he should intervene in a matter that the PEOPLE are responsible for.. Former VP Nixon intervened in Vietnam, killing Millions of people by killing the peace.. that had been agreed to..
He EARNED his right to do whatever tf he wants. Go to a basketball game, read a book, hang out with his wife and kids. He is NOT your black man, that you can demand he stop his life, to save your ass.
He TOLD us what was going to happen. Now, it’s on us.
Where is George W with all the regime activities? Does his silence keep his security and money safe? Is he not stepping up because he truly is spineless? Same same here dude.
He doesn't owe anyone anything. He served, and he served well. Point the finger where it belongs, and if you still see President Obama, then I can't help you.
Y'all forget you almost impeached him for wearing a tan suit? Y'all had to force him to show his birth certificate, unlike what every other president hasn't had to do?
Did you get so jaded because trump did nasty things to you?
or were you afraid that people would find out and judge you?
Did you shout about it... because you liked it?
I guess it doesnt matter because it happened and you are still jaded because of it!
ALL of our focus needs to be directed solely at the MAGA cowards/loyalists, the Trump Ten, and Chuck Schumer! This is up to US! The pressure needs to be directed at the SOURCE of the fire to stop the flames. The cowards must fear our powerful voices enough to end their complicity. Time is fleeting.
Fear is what brought us to where we are, worker solidarity is the way to get us out. Recognizing our enemy. It is not those who have bought the BS, it is those who are selling it, we need numbers, and those who have FAFO'd need to be welcomed into the movement. This is a class war.
Does it really matter? I get the point behind it, but we need a massive tent right now- for as many of us as possible. Let’s work on the other stuff after we save our democracy.
Because anyone planning a political maneuver to unseat a united states president should run those plans past us for approval first. Right? Yeah, that only makes sense.
How about George Bush puts down his paintbrush and comments on the atrocious predicament we're in? Maybe Clinton can say something, although he seems pretty addled the last few times he's spoken in public. The problem is, no one person is the answer. There's no hero coming to our rescue.
This is perfect…
“The problem is, no one person is the answer. There's no hero coming to our rescue.”
All these people whining about ‘where’s Obama or Biden?’ or ‘who’s going to lead us?’ — it’s like they have a daddy/superhero complex. We don’t have a singular savior leader like Rs seem to need
I know, right? It's crazy. In fact, people shouldn't trust anyone who claims to be a savior. That's when dictatorships take over. People searching for that one hero/daddy.
I’ve seen comments on posts about a Dem rally/speech/protest saying “Dems aren’t doing anything! Where’s the Dem leader?!” Like “hello, read the post you’re commenting on” and look around at ALL the leaders we have
Lot of ppl still in shock that we went over the cliff last election & we’re in deep
More statement than question isn’t it? Shouldn’t Bush step up to demand better of the republicans? Obama campaigned for Harris even though he wanted to focus on his family. I’ve heard many Black Americans expressing frustration that they’ve been doing the heavy lifting so maybe look for a new hero
Obama spoke ALOT during the campaign to try to persuade voters NOT to let t get elected. They didn't listen. Now what is he supposed to do, hold a rally to say I TOLD YOU WHAT THEIR PLAN WAS? It's not his fault voters were stupid.
Members of the community that started this mess should be the main ones fixing it. Don't worry about what Obama is doing. I'm sure he and the other former presidents are dealing with things behind closed doors.
To be there is something to like about America deciding to positively tell former presidents/veeps/govs “once you’re not in office you’re a citizen, end of, no privileges except protection, no briefings, no honorifics”. Instead it created a pseudo class of nobility for former office holders.
Staying out of everything is tainting his legacy. In 2017, I considered his presidency, while imperfect, the best of my lifetime. Now he is an aloof coward with his tone deaf playlists and condescending pitch to Black men on Harris' behalf. Profoundly disappointing post-presidency
Legacy. Hmm. You mean like how he rolled over for Mitch McConnell and didn't do a recess appointment of Garland for fear of appearing "partisan"? Or how he KNEW about Russia's interference in the 2016 election but didn't disclose it again for fear of appearing "partisan"?
Wtf! Obama served his country well! Blame maga republicans and lazy democrats who didn’t vote in 2024 for where we are today. Not a man who served his country well!
he’s never been able to call racism what it is because he’s afraid of losing credibility for doing so. not with wright, not with the tea party, not when skip gates got arrested trying to get into his own home, not when he trotted out his own birth certificate, etc
And why is Obama seemingly the only living former prez being pressured into this role? There are literally 3 other white guys to choose from. Heck, one was JUST in the White House.
Yeah, where is this energy for Bush, who was actually in the same party as trump? The singling out of Obama is telling me a bit more about the people doing the singling out.
Genuine question: does anyone who is not right wing and who has been awake for the last 20+ years honestly expect republicans to save them from republicans?
And he wants to help, but just like they kicked him out of the primary, they aren't intereted in him helping. We have kinda done this to ourselves, by eating our own.
Probably because one is a rapist that needs to be banished from public life, one is a senile husk who got us into this mess through his selfish pride and the other is a republican
And you think a neoliberal who had to be strong armed into marriage equality is gonna just swoop in and save the day despite only having limited influence?
Kay.
Like, I get it, he’s the least egregious by most standards, but he’s got the same creds as the other 3.
I’m including Harris, Biden, Bill Clinton and even Hillary who was not president. They’re not even on BlueSky, but probably still patronizing Twitter. What’s up with that?
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PRETTY SURE OBAMA WARNED INDIVIDUALS ABOUT MR. TRUMP ,SO DID HILLARY, KAMALA. HE CONNED THE KOOL-AID DRINKERS AND NOW THEY ARE FEELING CONSEQUENCES OF THEIR STUPIDITY!#RAMSFANSINCE69
I think he knows it will just play into the already insane narrative the maga cult believes. Trump is focused on, and his followers are also focused on Obama.
Obama has a foundation which is dedicated to training the Democratic leaders of the future. He has done a LOT of good work since the Presidency. I respect how he makes his decisions to protect his children, his wife and he deserves all good to come to him...
I think Obama pretty much warned us. If millions of Americans can’t get their shit together enough to stop one orange man. Why do we expect one man to save us. Unite.
Stop it. He’s a black man who couldn’t even wore a tan suit as the president of the United States. He told yall what was going to happen if this man got in office. I don’t know what yall want him to do. Get your family members that voted the wrong way or didn’t vote at all.
Voters did not chime in.. and you want him to come fix it? Where are the voters who made this shitty but not voting for the other option? Those that never show up or those that this time did not want to show up .. focus there
White folks. Instead of addressing that most white people, including white women, voted for Trump three times, they want to attack the black dude who didn't win the white vote the two times he won. 😆
I think, looking at the states from outside, the mistake it makes is separating people by colour rather than intelligence. Smart or kind people voted for Obama, dumb or selfish people voted for Trump.
Most of us ‘white folks’ in other countries would take Obama over Trump in a second. I’m sorry you got landed with so many of the worst ones over there.
Even as an objectively privileged middle aged white guy, it feels like I’m just shouting into a void. Stupid that people are mad at Obama for “not stepping up” or whatever. Not like he didn’t warn us multiple times.
Many of us are well aware, but not enough. I’ve been yelling at other white folks about this shit for nearly 3 decades. I wish they’d listen to me. MAGA is beyond reach, but maybe I’ll win my mom back to sanity someday. Some liberals I’ve been able to drag further left, so at least there’s that.
It’s statistically impossible for Obama to have won without the white vote. Black people only make up 14% of the US population. White people did vote for Obama (hi there hello) and it appears he is sitting comfortably with the oppression. We just want some clarity on where he sits. That’s all.
Nobody is saying white people didn’t vote for Obama. The *majority* of white people didn’t vote for him. And no, that’s not statistically impossible— it’s what happened.
The biggest mistake Kamala Harris made was believing media and consultants who said this would be about reproductive rights. Too much money spent on abortion and not enough on racial justice. We are not going back may have resonated with black men in a way it didn't with white women.
I suspect he and others are weighing up their options and getting the best possible legal advice before stepping in. Trump will go after Obama and Biden particularly because he is green with jealousy, he is capable of the worst acts and we should expect it - - I'm sure Obama and Biden are.
Obama did his best for an ungrateful nation…let him be .. a majority of Americans decided to elect a corrupt criminal to the presidency .. to make us suffer..
Check the numbers, if you take into account the 3 million votes thrown out, & all the people that didn't vote, & krasnov admitted this last election was rigged, it is not the majority that voted for krasnov
To do what exactly? it's not like he was apart of the last administration and could send marshals or demand a recount. What exactly are you asking him to do? besides we need fresh blood in our democracy
This is why people hate white liberals. Y’all are just as entitled and racist as your republican counterparts. White people voted overwhelmingly for Trump go ask them why and start change from the source. What EXACTLY should he be doing? He’s not president nor will he be running for office.
No-one is deflecting, but honestly, you guys are starting to sound like Trumpers. You don't have a white voter problem you have an "Americans" problem. Fucked up society now about to inflict devastation across the world. Here in Europe, it's seen as being the fault of all of you.
Like WHAT? We’re still waiting for the answer. Cause how I remember it.. he went on a tour with the DNC candidate and majority white voters still swung toward Trump. He did what he could within his power. He is not the president nor running for any office.
If you've noticed no one is speaking out, maybe they are waiting for something. Maybe they are planning something.
It's only Tim Walz. I choose to believe something is brewing.
But even if the last four presidents came out, they need us behind them, millions of people.
I’m 💯 with you; been keeping my fingers crossed HARD that this is the case. But even if it’s not, I’m so tired of white people whining about Harris or Obama not being out on a stage rallying. They did their work; they tried hard to avoid all this. Now it’s time for other people to step in the ring
Obama, Clinton & Harris told us over and over again what would happen in a 2nd trump presidency. Not enough people listened to them. The only people who can save us now is us.
We need it to get scary enough for the right to have them fight along side of us. If we are no longer on Meta or X we need to be sharing pages of info with everyone we talk to or in our contacts list. They aren’t going to know what’s going on in their echo chambers controlled my musk and zuc.
They would just find another way to get their message out unfortunately. We need you to talk to everyone you know in person about what you’ve been seeing on your timelines and ask the people you have been avoiding how they’ve been surviving it. We need the right to rise up and fight along side us.
I've been saying we just need to take down X and truth social. If the doge riech and magats can't as easily spew their propaganda we will have more chance of breaking the grip they have over the Maga outliers
It could be that he gave everybody healthcare and saved the entire planet from a killer depression;only to leave and see that everything he did is immediately broken dismantled and shat upon.
That would be enough to make me go paragliding or whatever.
You're pathetically out of touch, have no moral foundation, and keep losing ground to the world's dumbest fascists, and then act smug in the face of criticism. Losers to the core, and you don't even have the guts to stand for anything.
You just said “liberals make you miss the Twitter fascists” and then followed it up by telling someone else they have no real moral foundation/cant stand up for anything?
I said that they almost made me miss them, which seems to have escaped all of you. Smug and poor reading comprehension, on top of abandoning marginalized groups in policy – it's a wonder why people didn't want to vote for that.
Oh, it's not because you're mean — you're craven liars who will gladly pretend to support minority rights or a humane change in policy, only to gleefully drop those things the moment you think a white woman in the Midwest might, just maybe, vote for you. Dishonest and terrible political instincts.
What would you have him do when you didn’t listen when he and Michelle pleaded with you to vote for the extremely qualified Harris. The former GOP president should be talking to the Felon.
People. If we are going to be saved we are going to do it ourselves. Yes, leaders needed. We have AOC and we have Bernie. Do we need more? Be the leader in your district. Repeat. This is on us and us alone.
It’s because he isn’t an elected official. It isn’t his job, and unlike the narcissists in the White House, he doesn’t feel the need to tell everyone how to do their jobs. Why aren’t people asking why the elected republicans in office are bending the knee to Tangarina instead of doing their jobs?
Why the fuck are people concerned about the Obama’s, they tried to tell America last year what was going to happen.. they did their job, leave them the fuck alone.. go ask George Bush hell he a republican. go talk to majority that voted for this asshole in office!!
Or, could it be because historically, it is in line for former presidents to not interfere with the current administration, which is the case. I’m Canadian, and know this. On the other hand, what goes on behind closed doors is what we won’t know for awhile.
As someone who used to work with Doctors Without Borders, I distinctly recall him bombing a Doctors Without Borders hospital and apologizing. But sure, no scandals except a tan suit?
That was an unfortunate accident. Thanks for bring it out. But as a president , he is a person with integrity and humility, thus the issuing of an apology.
Once the 42 million black people get involved in these protests ( which Obama would invoke),then emperor tangerine's plans for martial law would take place and put the midterm election into question. Please be patient through this shitstorm.We have to be smart enough not to fall into obvious traps.
SMH y’all always wait til the disaster alarms are blaring and then expect the black community to carry the weight! Leave the Obama’s alone and our black people too!!!
We, the dem white people of this country brought this shitshow to reality by always having the ignorant fucking purity fights!
There is a parallel with Abraham Lincoln & @barackobama.bsky.social. There's always an ebb & flow in American history. For every action, an equal and opposite reaction. 🤔
Lincoln was followed by Andrew Johnson, very similar to disgraced Trump. Impeached, corrupt & hideously racist!
No surprises, but both Trump & Andrew Johnson easily make my bottom 5 worst all-time administrations! 😡Always shocks me how Nixon & Reagan tried to counteract the Civil Rights movement.
USA hasn't been the same since Citizens United in 2010.
The truth is.... no one else is going to come and "save us". It is up to each and everyone to make the change, to be the change they wish to see in the world.
Is the reason you view life as a series of binary options and are either too lazy or too lame to see otherwise?
Or do you just have nothing better to do?
Either way, boring.
Besides posting divisive things, what are you doing to make a change? Running for office? Out in the streets? How about pointing the finger at we, the white people, who didn’t bother to vote at all or voted for a rapist failed businessman/conman instead of a joyful, competent woman of color?
Maybe try getting current Democrat politicians to stop sitting on their fucking hands and do something instead of calling out someone who’s already done his bit?
That's an unfairly harsh indictment of Obama. Why does it matter that he's wealthy? It's a non- sequitur. He did his job, did it well, and didn't leave the country, the law, or the Constitution in tatters.
I think he did his job and might not want the drama. Also, it is a huge risk for him because there is nothing these Nazis won't do and twice as fast to a black man. I think we need his leadership but he's not obligated to provide it anymore.
Many Americans couldn't be asked to vote, and many ignored Trumps lies and voted for him . Why should Obama Clinton & Bush fight for the American people when they chose to put a criminal in office.
His silence is tainting his legacy for many of us.
And he doesn't give a fuck.
Nothing this regime does touches him/his family thru his $$$ insulation.
I used to expect more from Obama, but considering the fact that threats to the president went up 400% while he was in office, I'd kinda like to see him NOT get murdered. The mood of the country has gotten even more poisonous since then!
No doubt Obama is concerned that he and his family would be disappeared for being domestic terrorists if they were to publicly speak out at this time.
I'll bet the KKK are up for a special lynching, probably at Mar-do-Lago.
Fair question…after all, the big boys and girls threw everything into the race last year, only to have it lead to an onslaught at the ballot box. This should be a no brainer, except the wankers no brains appear to outnumber the rest.
I disagree - think how much shit the guy took after he got elected - walk a mile in his shoes - he’s speaking out now - but had he weighed in heavy when the felon won the election, Fox News would be all over it all the time with its racist tropes and distracting Americans from the real threat.
He did not stay out of everything. He campaigned hard for Kamala. Respectfully, we are all angry but this type of posting does no good. (My humble opinion)
Obama already said what he thinks of the felon, why should he shout himself hoarse when other former presidents are silent? Why do you think he’s going to be listened to now, when he was ignored before?
Yeah, we did. And he did his work. He even tried to get white people to vote for their own self interest for once. Which they DIDN'T DO AGAIN. He tried to save you. Harris tried to save you. Y'all don't want to be saved.
An overwhelming majority of you, yes, you DID vote for the Felon. That's fact.
You aren't a monolith, but NEITHER ARE BLACK PEOPLE, and we managed just fine getting majority to vote for intelligence and sense. What other excuses do you have??
The question of the thread is who bears responsibly right now. And there's clearly something f'd up about saying, "why isn't [fill in famous black person] doing more" when it's white people who shit the bed. Our continuing refusal to take ownership IS THE ISSUE.
Back it up… he has a family and a life. “Creamsicle” being voted in, the first time” was backlash from the Krazy Konservative Kult. Obama showed class & grace at the inauguration. Creamsicle escaped in helicopter when he loss….. no class, no grace…. Just a Krazy Konservative Klown.
Maybe your self indulgent speculation is hampered by your admitted total ignorance of what they are actually doing and your failure to consider how much threat they have already put up with living under to serve you
STOP LOOKING FOR BLACK PPL TO SAVE YT PPL . WE TRIED TO TELL YALL...THIS IS WHAT YALL WANTED SO FIGHT FOR IT. BLACK PPL BEEN FIGHTING 4 400YRS...WE TIRED..YALL GOT THIS..LEAVE OBAMA/ KAMALA/HILLARY ALONE. DEMOCRATS ARE FIGHTING IN COURT
Obama and Michelle worked hard for Harris. I think they just want to live their lives. Maybe Obama is working behind the scenes, talking to other people in power; we don’t know.
It's not really either reason. The reason so many black ppl, myself included, are sitting back is because we told you folks this was coming. You allowed over 50% of white voters to vote for a 34 time convicted felon, misogynist and bigot. Instead of trusting a black woman, you chose whiteness.
How many black men stayed out of last years election? Post those numbers. Obama owes no one anything. Stop reaching and focus. Blaming others isn't the way to go.
Why are all these European Americans always looking for the black leaders? They don’t owe you anything. I hope he & Michelle are living their best life. They have been trying to warn us.
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You can only do so much for stupid people. After that they must pee on the electric fence themselves.
He knows, rightly, that it's time for YOU to pick up the torch.
He TOLD us what was going to happen. Now, it’s on us.
or were you afraid that people would find out and judge you?
Did you shout about it... because you liked it?
I guess it doesnt matter because it happened and you are still jaded because of it!
I know I am tired, it seems to mimic exactly what he was saying.
Criticizing Pres Obama or any other past pres or vp is worse than pointless and the conservative trolls’ dream
“The problem is, no one person is the answer. There's no hero coming to our rescue.”
All these people whining about ‘where’s Obama or Biden?’ or ‘who’s going to lead us?’ — it’s like they have a daddy/superhero complex. We don’t have a singular savior leader like Rs seem to need
Lot of ppl still in shock that we went over the cliff last election & we’re in deep
they're more likely to be narcs than revolutionaries within the working class struggle tbh
As senior white woman I feel the same damn way!!
Ugh, it was so long ago, does anyone remember?
Was it "Yes I can"? No...wait...that's not the right pronoun.
It was definitely "Yes somebody can."
Like "Yes [redacted] can," maybe?
Shit. It'll come to me.
We can do whatever we want
Best leaving it to Bernie for now.
tough team to be on.
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Read the #MSM article linked below as to how critical this date may have become for 🇺🇸.
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Kay.
Like, I get it, he’s the least egregious by most standards, but he’s got the same creds as the other 3.
people want obama to do something because they LIKE him. they want a respectable political figure to take the lead.
this is white cope because your race as a whole are to blame for the global mess we’re in.
whites invented fascism and spread it like cancer. better remember you are the global MINORITY, and we’re waking up.
fair warning.
You don’t get to deflect that fact because he got a few %s from men of color.
White Americans make up 2/3s of the country so that 57% is carrying way more weight than any other voting block.
We have a white voter issue in the country. Simple as that.
Ya I guess if you’re European then you just see it more broadly as Americans being trash in general. I can’t really dispute that tbh.
I’m sure you wouldn’t like it if I brought up all the “good” Europeans have brought to the world 😹
It's only Tim Walz. I choose to believe something is brewing.
But even if the last four presidents came out, they need us behind them, millions of people.
It is up to us to save our democracy.
That would be enough to make me go paragliding or whatever.
Do you honestly not see the irony there
People acting like Kamala wasn’t defending private health insurance. Please.
If you’re still going on about Bernie bros, you’ve lost the plot.
"Former U.S. presidents receive a pension and other benefits funded by American taxpayers through the Former Presidents Act (FPA)"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Former_Presidents_Act
Time to look at the current political leaders and elected officials for answers. (Except that Musk is not elected)
We, the dem white people of this country brought this shitshow to reality by always having the ignorant fucking purity fights!
Lincoln was followed by Andrew Johnson, very similar to disgraced Trump. Impeached, corrupt & hideously racist!
USA hasn't been the same since Citizens United in 2010.
If he won’t help save his country why the fuck should that country pay for his security.
Or do you just have nothing better to do?
Either way, boring.
TRUMP IS PRESIDENT UNFORTUNATELY
AND WE THE PEOPLE HAVE TO FIX IT NOT FORMER PRESIDENTS , THE PEOPLE
And he doesn't give a fuck.
Nothing this regime does touches him/his family thru his $$$ insulation.
😂
I'll bet the KKK are up for a special lynching, probably at Mar-do-Lago.
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Go back to X. Troll alert! You will never reach 1/10 of the ankles of President Obama as an incel. President Obama broght hope to all of us.
What are you on?
He campaigned he spoke out ppl refused to listen …. Now he’s respecting the ppls choice
Bush should be the one out there, it’s his party
You aren't a monolith, but NEITHER ARE BLACK PEOPLE, and we managed just fine getting majority to vote for intelligence and sense. What other excuses do you have??