John Kowalski
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man i feel like voting right now and i don't even have anything to vote in
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Obama's Howard University Commencement Speech
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Bob Coffee
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Can we get a third term for our god emperor plz. Sad to see obama go. No fucks given obama has been amazing the past two years.
Vicetrailia
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Unfortunately I hear it a lot from white people who don't really know many black people.
disappeared
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Speaking as a Canadian, I am genuinely going to miss this man as an American president.
iMAGINATION
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Great speech! I'll definitely miss him, I don't think we'll get another president this cool for a long time.
LiquidSolid
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1. What even is compromise for the sake of compromise?
2. The compromise for gay marriage was civil unions and recognising gay marriages performed overseas (I believe gay Aussies flying over and getting married in NZ has actually become a bit of an industry). Not ideal but better than what was there before, which is the entire point of compromise. Then once your voters/politicians get their heads out of their asses, they can take the final step.
Anyway, great speech and he makes some great points more people should pay attention to.
Rentahamster
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A few points.
More people die of violence than before. However, the numbers look that way because our population exploded, and there are of course going to be more violent deaths if the overall number of humans is high.
Taken on a per capita basis, less people die via violent means than at any other time in the planet's history. Wealth and health are higher than ever, and exhibit upwards trends in most countries.
Minor incidents of violence are reported widely due to the internet. While there is less per capita violence in the world, we know about nearly all of it due to the ease of information collection, which skews our perception of just how widespread violence is in our society compared to the past, when information was not as forthcoming.
I'm shocked Tucker Carlson wouldn't understand the experience and history of being a minority in America.
Let's pray for Chief Justice Obama
Obama's somewhat ineffectual foreign policy aside, I think what people will regret the most is they had a smart and charismatic leader who was outside of the realm of politics and big money etc. Imagine what Barack Obama could have achieved with a Congress that fully supported him.
He came in on a sea of change and captured a generation of Americans like few President's before him. Will be a long time before we ever seen any of his like again.
He came in on a sea of change and captured a generation of Americans like few President's before him. Will be a long time before we ever seen any of his like again.
Vigilant Walrus
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This is very true:
You're not going to be able to shout and vilify your way to victory. No matter how right you know you are, still doesn't give you an excuse to act like a lesser man or woman on the alter of your moral superiority. Then you've completely lost the script and misunderstood about what it means to be progressive.
Listening to others is more difficult than most of us give credit for. Most of our educational systems are build around orally explaining ourselves, but nearly enough on the act of listening which manifests itself down to the very concept of agreement.
Too long, there has been a hostile "you're with us, or against us" type of tone in a segment of the left stratosphere. I really hope it will die down. The regressive left are hurting the cause of people who wants to promote issues through their toxic attitudes and entitlement for one-way communication.
You're not going to be able to shout and vilify your way to victory. No matter how right you know you are, still doesn't give you an excuse to act like a lesser man or woman on the alter of your moral superiority. Then you've completely lost the script and misunderstood about what it means to be progressive.
Listening to others is more difficult than most of us give credit for. Most of our educational systems are build around orally explaining ourselves, but nearly enough on the act of listening which manifests itself down to the very concept of agreement.
Too long, there has been a hostile "you're with us, or against us" type of tone in a segment of the left stratosphere. I really hope it will die down. The regressive left are hurting the cause of people who wants to promote issues through their toxic attitudes and entitlement for one-way communication.
thestopsign
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Obama has his finger on the pulse so well. Everything he says just syncs up with what I think and believe so well. From the problems we face to how we should approach them.
DUFFMCWALIN
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Beautiful speech. I hope he doesn't disappear after January and stays active in the public eye. I bet he can still get a lot done, he's still young.
Game2Death
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As a Sanders supporter...at this point I would jump at the opportunity to just keep this guy 😓
toastyToast
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Saying something that stupid really should be illegal
crisdecuba
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I find it hard to converse with people, who I can only refer to as "the enemies of reason."
Far too often in this country, we choose to reject a scientific/objective mind about things, and instead choose to appeal to an emotional/subjective mind to things. This is a disaster for every macro social issue we face. "Climate change ain't real because of God!" "Obamacare will literally kill people because the free market is our moral compass!" "Ending poverty is impossible, it's human nature to be lazy and greedy." These cultural memes, vapid in and of themselves, seem to be asserted as objective reality far too often in our society. How do you combat such pigshit? They not only have made their line on the road, but choose to emotionally retrofit any argument raised against them. It's like beheading a hydra, only for more heads to arrive.
After a while, it numbs you. You get to points where you wish to throw your hands up and say "just scorch earth the whole fucking thing, because maybe we'll learn that way." I wish I had the chutzpah and optimism Obama has, but all I see is ignore-ance of facts, of reality, of what is, so people can sit in their sandcastles and ignore the waves of disruption as suffering we seemingly allow to perpetuate. And the problem is too many of these people have too much influence because of sheer volume. :/
Far too often in this country, we choose to reject a scientific/objective mind about things, and instead choose to appeal to an emotional/subjective mind to things. This is a disaster for every macro social issue we face. "Climate change ain't real because of God!" "Obamacare will literally kill people because the free market is our moral compass!" "Ending poverty is impossible, it's human nature to be lazy and greedy." These cultural memes, vapid in and of themselves, seem to be asserted as objective reality far too often in our society. How do you combat such pigshit? They not only have made their line on the road, but choose to emotionally retrofit any argument raised against them. It's like beheading a hydra, only for more heads to arrive.
After a while, it numbs you. You get to points where you wish to throw your hands up and say "just scorch earth the whole fucking thing, because maybe we'll learn that way." I wish I had the chutzpah and optimism Obama has, but all I see is ignore-ance of facts, of reality, of what is, so people can sit in their sandcastles and ignore the waves of disruption as suffering we seemingly allow to perpetuate. And the problem is too many of these people have too much influence because of sheer volume. :/
LilWayneSuckz
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Chief Lord Emperor Grand High Master Obama
Vicetrailia
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I'm kicking myself for not encouraging others to vote. I fulfilled my role but didn't do even a little bit more. I could have at least encouraged some friends. Never again.
they'll feel justified for all their shit throwing, they'll start actually eating it and pooping it back out at us then.
"ah knew it! they were just settin him up for a 3rd term! that's against the constitution!"
edit: anything that depresses and perplexes Tucker Carlson must be good.
Finally found time to watch this and it's simply an amazing speech with a perfect message for our divisive times.
That exact sort of thinking, a core message in his 2004 DNC speech which launched his rise to the top, about the necessity of listening and respect for everyone, even those who you oppose, IS why he's truly a great President. And who knows how much more amazing the country would be with today with an opposition that actually cared to listen as well. That he accomplished all he did is testament to his message on compromise. This last year, marked by the rise of Trump, has truly enshrined him as one of the greats and we may not see a POTUS quite like him in our lifetimes ever again.
He will be dearly missed.
That exact sort of thinking, a core message in his 2004 DNC speech which launched his rise to the top, about the necessity of listening and respect for everyone, even those who you oppose, IS why he's truly a great President. And who knows how much more amazing the country would be with today with an opposition that actually cared to listen as well. That he accomplished all he did is testament to his message on compromise. This last year, marked by the rise of Trump, has truly enshrined him as one of the greats and we may not see a POTUS quite like him in our lifetimes ever again.
He will be dearly missed.
Gnome Scat
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Sounds like a great speech, I'll have to listen to it soon.
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