Neil Tyson
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I wonder what would happen if Obama showed up at that rally in Dallas and Micah was still perched in a building somewhere.
It's time to call out Obama brehs
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1) He wasn't on the ground in Baton Rouge
2) He wasn't on the ground in Flint
3) He wasn't on the ground in St. Louis
4) He wasn't on the ground in Oakland
He's got time to visit Cuba and Poland but not enough time to visit the populace who basically put him in office?He could have been forever a legend for associating himself AS PRESIDENT with the fight for justice in our neighborhoods. Let's keep it 100, Obama is shook of CACs, he doesn't want to be branded as a "black" president. JFK and Lyndon Johnson did more to protect black protestors and the civil rights movement than Obama
It's politics.
Obama is fukked regardless whatever decision he makes.
He shows up to a protest and he gets whites up in arms for supporting BLM (which they're labeling a terrorist organization), being anti-cop, being anti-white, and etc.
Long story short, he hands the election over to trump.
From a cost/benefit pov, his best option is to stay out of it. But it just reinforces the popular notion that he's done nothing for blacks and that his administration is worsening race relations.
It's a difficult situation made ×10 worse now that the issue Has polarized. Its now BLM vs. BlueLivesMatter and AllLivesMatter. Both sides expect Obama's endorsement. His neutral-ish comments have festered nothing but frustration and resentment from all.
Worthless Loser
Blackpilled
Michelle always been the real one in the family.
So Cuba being able to trade with the USA would have more ramifications for his legacy than police reform in the US, the country in which he was elected?
^^^^If you are the man in charge you have to show up where's it hot, that's what real bosses do. And I could completely understand perhaps he doesn't want to be to close to a civil rights movement, but what about the Flint situation? He's got time to visit Detroit but not an area where water security for a region is at stake?!!! What kind of president are you?!!!
so you are showing me photo of the pres meeting the troops.... Obamas done that
meeting civil rights leaders..... Obamas done that
Bush meeting black folks even though he had troops shooting at them during Katrina ...
out of context and silly ......
you're probably right with why he's so aloof.ReturnOfJudah
Veteran
We need to quit putting out faith in these c00ns that work for the system. The only black people that get anything from Obama is entertainers that co sign that fakkit.
This is the problem I have with a lot of these idiots .....If you want to criticise him on the economy, on Syria etc.... then its fair game thats his responsibility
why bother having a Governor, mayor , councilmen If you expect the president to address local issues .....
doesnt make sense.....
It's politics.
Obama is fukked regardless whatever decision he makes.
He shows up to a protest and he gets whites up in arms for supporting BLM (which they're labeling a terrorist organization), being anti-cop, being anti-white, and etc.
Long story short, he hands the election over to trump.
From a cost/benefit pov, his best option is to stay out of it. But it just reinforces the popular notion that he's done nothing for blacks and that his administration is worsening race relations.
It's a difficult situation made ×10 worse now that the issue Has polarized. Its now BLM vs. BlueLivesMatter and AllLivesMatter. Both sides expect Obama's endorsement. His neutral-ish comments have festered nothing but frustration and resentment from all.
1) IGNORANT WHITES WILL NEVER LIKE YOU NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They killed Jesus and MLK. There's nothing Obama could do to make whites who already hate blacks like them. Blacks in general need to let white appeasement efforts go. The white people that will judge you based on your merits, cool, the rest, f*ck 'em.
2) F*ck the next term, this is an issue we can do something about NOW. TODAY. There's only one side, the side of justice. How the f*ck is there even an option if you care for your country and your people?
He's a politician. He's influenced by the same folks every other politician is influenced by. It ain't us. Democrat, Republican, Black, white, the results are the same for the common man, especially Black folks. Shyt has never been sweet.
I would think a Black president would prove this to folks, but we still rely on the current form of government to act on behalf of the people when they never have.
I would think a Black president would prove this to folks, but we still rely on the current form of government to act on behalf of the people when they never have.
No YOU are out of context and silly:
1) JFK met civil rights leaders AT Washington during the civil rights movement when every cotdamn politician in the South wanted to suppress that sh*t. He gave them a platform by allowing a million man march in the capital, which is probably one of the things that led to his assassination.
2) Lyndon Johnson met the troops during one of the most UNPOPULAR wars ever. Entire cities were protesting, hell the hippie movement was based on anti-war sentiments, and he STILL went to show support to the troops
3) Everybody in NO BLAMED Bush for not doing enough and not caring about one of the largest catastrophes ever in the country, but he still SHOWED UP.
All these presidents showed their faces WHEN THE SH*T WAS HOT POLITICALLY. That's my f*ckin' point.
What things has he stated on race in regards to matters like this and the water crisis in Flint?
So you're saying that Obama should fly to Dallas and set up a post-op and be on the ground in Dallas, shake hands with the officers, and not fly to Baton Rouge or Minnesota to do the same and shake hands with the ppl that put him office or at least supported him? Why can't he do both
Hell even President Bush came to New Orleans to see about us (well not us) but the situation when Katrina hit.
Local elections are important and folks have called out their local leaders, There are clips of folks calling out the mayor and others in Baton Rouge, but to say Obama is not supposed walk on the ground in some of these situation is crazy, when he is going to Dallas to go and see about the slain their, but these 2 brothers were slain and their families and the communities are in a wreck and he shouldn't be concern with them? This is what you're saying?
Folks talk about voting locally, vote this or that but don't even understand this whole system. Most of these ppl in these black communities that are protesting out here now are FELONS and can't vote, and why are they FELONS, because the laws have been changed to incriminate black ppl, black folks are charged/tagged with any and everything than whites, the same ppl that's out there protesting are more likely Felons and can't vote for your local officials.
That's why saying vote for you local politicians isn't that easy neither. Most ppl don't even know, there are more Felons out here today that haven't even served jail time, all you need is a conviction/plea deal and to be given parole or probation and you're labeled as a Felon.
But back to your point I wanted to address, That's what a leader or President do, you are the President for Everybody I thought?
Obama has met the troops during one of the most unpopular wars ever also
Obama is going to Dallas.... so I really dont understand the point you are making
its extremely childish .... you are telling me he should make a pit stop at every place where an innocent black man was shot?
Please also those three presidents you posted please show me how many times they visited the innocent black victims of police violence?
Im waiting.......
you really dont know what you are talking about
Because at the ground level it's easier to maintain control then at the presidential level, which is exactly cops in Texas were able to arbitrarily ticket black drivers for decades before something was mentioned about it. CACs know that the dirt has to be kept hidden, and it's tough to hide that much dirt at the federal level, word to Nixon. So as long as the President, Supreme Court and Congress let the local sh*t go, nothing ever really changes. So until there comes a president who cares what's going on at the local level, there will still be cops killing unarmed citizens without repercussion.