Re:After GitHub CEO backs Black Lives Matter, workers demand...
by zdragnar on Monday June 15, 2020 @01:07PM
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Given that the pictures of kids in cages came from before our current president was in office, this is the first time I've heard anyone call president Obama both evil and xenophobic.
Re:After GitHub CEO backs Black Lives Matter, workers demand...
by tekromancr on Monday June 15, 2020 @02:00PM
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Every leader the country has had is trash. That doesn't detract from the fact that the current leadership has managed to lower and re-lower the bar. Consistently widening the window of what outrageous behavior is acceptable.
At this point the office of the president is a no holds barred free-for-all and whoever occupies it next will be doing so with a precedent no near zero actionable oversight.
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Re:After GitHub CEO backs Black Lives Matter, workers demand...
by drunkpotato on Monday June 15, 2020 @01:20PM
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Sadly very true.
Re:After GitHub CEO backs Black Lives Matter, workers demand...
by drunkpotato on Monday June 15, 2020 @01:18PM
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I disliked the Obama administration’s stance on several policy issues, including immigration and his fondness for using drones, executive orders, and the secret powers of the state.
All of which and much more are significantly worse under the vile, toxic, xenophobic current administration.
But nice try at attempting to derail the conversation with some good old-fashioned whataboutism! Better luck next time!
Re:After GitHub CEO backs Black Lives Matter, workers demand...
by ancorevard on Monday June 15, 2020 @01:03PM
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ICE arrests are significantly down under the current administration compared to the previous administration.
Re:After GitHub CEO backs Black Lives Matter, workers demand...
by jakelazaroff on Monday June 15, 2020 @01:19PM
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This omits the important fact that ICE arrests steeply decreased year–over–year for seven out of Obama’s eight years in office, while arrests have increased year–over–year for two of Trump’s three years [0]. That doesn’t exonerate Obama, but it does say something about the administration that a new president inherits.
[0] https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/03/02/how-border-...
Re:After GitHub CEO backs Black Lives Matter, workers demand...
by tsimionescu on Monday June 15, 2020 @01:38PM
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And why is that relevant? Age you assuming that most people in this thread liked Obama's immigration policies?
Aside and personal observation: it's interesting how the same people so vigorously crying for "law and order" are rather particular about which laws they care about enforcing, and which they're willing to overlook. Of course I'm not the first to make this observation.