When Trump Voters Say They “Suffered For 8 Years Under
Obama,” Here’s The Perfect Response.
One of many, many infuriating parts of having
Trump as the President is the insufferable smugness of conservatives. When
they're not telling you to "suck it up, snowflake" or trying to sell
you fake news, they're gloating: "We suffered for eight years under that
tyrant Obummer. Now it's your turn."
One man, Scott Mednick had enough with his
Republican acquaintances and penned this powerful response:
"I am surprised you would wish suffering
upon me. That, of course, is your right, I suppose. I do not wish harm on
anyone. Your statement seems to continue the 'US v THEM' mentality. The
election is over. It is important to get past campaigning and campaign rhetoric
and get down to what is uniting, not dividing and what is best for ALL
Americans.
There will never be a President who does
everything to everyone's liking. There are things President Obama (and
President Clinton) did that I do not like and conversely there are things I can
point to that the Presidents Bush did that I agree with. So I am not 100% in
lock step with the outgoing President but have supported him and the overall
job he did.
And, if you recall, during the Presidential
Campaign back in 2008 the campaign was halted because of the "historic
crisis in our financial system." Wall Street bailout negotiations
intervened in the election process. The very sobering reality was that there
likely could be a Depression and the world financial markets could collapse.
The United States was losing 800,000 jobs a month and was poised to lose at
least 10 million jobs the first year once the new President took office. We
were in an economic freefall. So let us recall that ALL of America was
suffering terribly at the beginning of Obama's Presidency.
But I wanted to look back over the last 8
years and ask you a few questions. Since much of the rhetoric before Obama was
elected was that he would impose Sharia Law, Take Away Your Guns, Create Death
Panels, Destroy the Economy, Impose Socialism and, since you will agree that
NONE of this came to pass, I was wondering: Why have you suffered so?
So let me ask: Gays and Lesbians can now marry
and enjoy the benefits they had been deprived of. Has this caused your suffering?
When Obama took office, the Dow was 6,626. Now
it is 19,875. Has this caused your suffering?
We had 82 straight months of private sector
job growth – the longest streak in the history of the United States. Has this
caused your suffering?
Especially considering where the economy was
when he took over, an amazing 11.3 million new jobs were created under
President Obama (far more than President Bush). Has this caused your suffering?
Obama has taken Unemployment from 10% down to
4.7%. Has this caused your suffering?
Homelessness among US Veterans has dropped by
half. Has this caused your suffering?
Obama shut down the US secret overseas
prisons. Has this caused your suffering?
President Obama has created a policy for the
families of fallen soldiers to have their travel paid for to be there when
remains are flown home. Has this caused your suffering?
We landed a rover on Mars. Has this caused
your suffering?
He passed the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes
Prevention Act. Has this caused your suffering?
Uninsured adults has decreased to below 10%:
90% of adults are insured – an increase of 20 Million Adults. Has this caused
your suffering?
People are now covered for pre-existing
conditions. Has this caused your suffering?
Insurance Premiums increased an average of
$4,677 from 2002-2008, an increase of 58% under Bush. The growth of these
insurance premiums has gone up $4,145 – a slower rate of increase. Has this
caused your suffering?
Obama added Billions of dollars to mental
health care for our Veterans. Has this caused your suffering?
Consumer confidence has gone from 37.7 to 98.1
during Obama's tenure. Has this caused your suffering?
He passed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.
Has this caused your suffering?
His bi-annual Nuclear Summit convinced 16
countries to give up and destroy all their loose nuclear material so it could
not be stolen. Has this caused your suffering?
He saved the US Auto industry. American cars
sold at the beginning of his term were 10.4M and upon his exit 17.5M. Has this
caused your suffering?
The deficit as a percentage of the GDP has
gone from 9.8% to 3.2%. Has this caused your suffering?
The deficit itself was cut by $800 Billion
Dollars. Has this caused your suffering?
Obama preserved the middle class tax cuts. Has
this caused your suffering?
Obama banned solitary confinement for
juveniles in federal prisons. Has this caused your suffering?
He signed Credit Card reform so that rates
could not be raised without you being notified. Has this caused your suffering?
He outlawed Government contractors from
discriminating against LGBT persons. Has this caused your suffering?
He doubled Pell Grants. Has this caused your
suffering?
Abortion is down. Has this caused your
suffering?
Violent crime is down. Has this caused your
suffering?
He overturned the scientific ban on stem cell
research. Has this caused your suffering?
He protected Net Neutrality. Has this caused
your suffering?
Obamacare has extended the life of the
Medicare insurance trust fund (will be solvent until 2030). Has this caused
your suffering?
President Obama repealed Don't Ask Don't Tell.
Has this caused your suffering?
He banned torture. Has this caused your
suffering?
He negotiated with Syria to give up its
chemical weapons and they were destroyed. Has this caused your suffering?
Solar and Wind Power are at an all time high.
Has this caused your suffering?
High School Graduation rates hit 83% – an all
time high. Has this caused your suffering?
Corporate profits are up by 144%. Has this
caused your suffering?
He normalized relations with Cuba. Has this
caused your suffering?
Reliance on foreign oil is at a 40 year low.
Has this caused your suffering?
US Exports are up 28%. Has this caused your
suffering?
He appointed the most diverse cabinet ever.
Has this caused your suffering?
He reduced the number of troops in both Iraq
and Afghanistan. Has this caused your suffering?
Yes, he killed Osama Bin Laden and retrieved
all the documents in his possession for analysis. Perhaps THIS caused your
suffering?
From an objective standpoint it would appear
that the last eight years have seen some great progress and we were saved from
a financial collapse. Things are not perfect. Things can always be better. We
are on much better footing now than we were in 2008.
I look forward to understanding what caused
you to suffer so much under Obama these last eight years."
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