AnathemicOne
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It indeed was not. You could, in fact, argue that it was even worse though. Because by reelection Obama was already under criticism for actually using drones in ways many considered immoral. Not just saying he would do so. Meanwhile we all watched every day as people on both sides waved Trump's talk away as "Eh, he'll get more moderate if he wins the primary/the general. It's just talk."
So if you voted for him then, were you saying you were okay with that, and every single other thing that Obama did? Or were you voting for any number of different reasons?
Most people are single-issue voters. For a lot rich people, that single issue is money. If Trump says he's gonna save them money, they'll get his vote. And a lot of those people justified that vote by saying "He didn't mean all that shit he said, that was just campaign talk."
They were wrong, and they were absolutely stupid to justify it that way in the first place. But they aren't racist. If they continue to support him, or vote for him again? That's the real measure.
And again, even at re-election, Obama did not run a campaign on drone strikes. No, people aren't beholden to support their candidate's decisions and are free to criticize. See, the difference here, again, is that the Trump package of racism, sexism, anti-science, and bigotry was explicit. It might be campaign-talk but when your candidate actually follows through in what was advertised then there's no excuse but to own up to it. And if they won't own up to their stupidity then I'll force it upon them wherever I cast my gaze.