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    4 days ago

    Given that he never followed through on that ambition in any meaningful way but he did play a significant role in millions of poor Indians starving to death I don’t see how this story detracts from their point

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      3 days ago

      Churchill’s genocide is independent from the idea that statesman will be polite in public that doesn’t match anything else about their upbringing or beliefs.

      The poster falsely equated Obama and Trump.

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        3 days ago

        Yeah, they’re both wealthy war criminals, there’s a lot to equate there

        The fact that their material circumstances are so similar probably contributes to how naturally it comes to Obama to normalize Trump by treating him with respect he doesn’t deserve at public events like this

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          Obama is worth $3 million. Trump is worth tens of billions minimum (from Truth Social stock grift and meme crypto pump and dump).

          Someone born poor and saved $3m by retirement is not the same as someone born a billionaire and still a billionaire.

          Someone making minimum wage is 10x closer to Obama in wealth than Obama is to Trump.

          Every President has killed. Even Carter. Obama has a lower kill count than any modern President besides Carter.