Thank you for posting this; you speak many of my own thoughts when it comes to Obama's presidency. I think the fact that he's killing US citizens (or hell, anyone) with no trial and no due process, just his own presidential hit list, is appalling, and that's even before we factor in the collateral damage.
On social issues, I don't actually think his record is all that great. It could have been worse, sure, but given the amount that people are suffering in the US, I feel his policies haven't nearly gone far enough. (Plus, he's also expanded some of the abuses here at home - such as signing the NDAA and persecuting alleged whistle-blowers like Bradley Manning.)
I do think a Romney-Ryan administration would have been worse on the whole, but I can completely and wholly identify with your reluctance to vote Obama even so.
I don't much begrudge liberals and progressives and even radicals celebrating Obama's victory. My hope is that they'll take a lesson from the 2008 election and not assume that since he won, their's no need for us to organize and struggle against racism, sexism, prejudice, and attacks on various social minorities. We have the capacity to overcome these social evils and create a better society - but not if we sit back and expect Obama to do it for us.
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On social issues, I don't actually think his record is all that great. It could have been worse, sure, but given the amount that people are suffering in the US, I feel his policies haven't nearly gone far enough. (Plus, he's also expanded some of the abuses here at home - such as signing the NDAA and persecuting alleged whistle-blowers like Bradley Manning.)
I do think a Romney-Ryan administration would have been worse on the whole, but I can completely and wholly identify with your reluctance to vote Obama even so.
I don't much begrudge liberals and progressives and even radicals celebrating Obama's victory. My hope is that they'll take a lesson from the 2008 election and not assume that since he won, their's no need for us to organize and struggle against racism, sexism, prejudice, and attacks on various social minorities. We have the capacity to overcome these social evils and create a better society - but not if we sit back and expect Obama to do it for us.