- 30 Mar 2021 11:37
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Hi!
Thank you for the correction. It was during a State of the Union speech by then-President Obama.
That there are many of my fellow Americans who are swayed by populist authoritarianism is certainly cause for concern. We have not done as good a job as we should have in providing an informed public capable of making wise choices at the ballot box.
Regards, stay safe 'n well.
anna wrote:It was actually President Obama who was the target of the "you lie!" yelled out by SC rep Joe Wilson. I couldn't remember the year though, and had to look it up. 2009.
It's been the last five years though that have changed the game, perhaps irrevocably. There are many millions of Americans who said Trump "spoke for them." They loved his coarseness, they called it strength. They loved his insults, called it honesty, loved his chaotic disdain for the rule of law, called it patriotism, loved his protection of the rich and the white, called it restoring America.
Hi!
Thank you for the correction. It was during a State of the Union speech by then-President Obama.
That there are many of my fellow Americans who are swayed by populist authoritarianism is certainly cause for concern. We have not done as good a job as we should have in providing an informed public capable of making wise choices at the ballot box.
Regards, stay safe 'n well.
"And gladly wolde he lerne, and gladly teche." Geoffrey Chaucer