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TitoFan as for Obama being handed a golden opportunity to unite the nation, ABSOLUTELY! But when you said:

Originally Posted by
TitoFan
If anything was hoped for when he became President was that he would help champion advances in racial relations. He FAILED.
I disagree, I think he carried out HIS and more than likely others plans for this nation to a T. Sure he had the perfect setup to do good by this country and citizens, but if you read any about his upbringing, knew anything about Rev. Wright, or read/heard anything from his "autobiography" (what a joke) then you'd expect him to lead just as he did. He epitomizes the troubles we see today in the world....people harbor feelings of hate and disdain because of inequities real and imagined that their ancestors suffered, previous generations suffered, and today I'm beginning to think that some people fear they have missed out on such hardships ergo now anyone who stands in their way is a "nazi, racist, bigot, xenophobe, homophobe, Islamaphobe, etc"...they are spoiled brats and spoiled brats should be ignored unless of course their tantrums step over the line and once that happens consequences must be swift and severe.
The envy, resentment, thirst for vengeance, pure unabashed hatred....that needs to be stomped out and it starts with the family unit, the 2 parent household, and local community. This is part of the reason why inundating our nation with illegal immigrants (and even legal immigrants in too large a number) will unravel this nation because we will lose sight of what we have in common and what we hold dear. If we cease having anything at all in common then we cease to function as a society and will soon see our nation slip through our fingers like sand.
Obama was fomenting the division of this nation, he continues to do so. he was over in Europe recently. He praised the EU, he praised Germany saying: "Europe in 2019 in some ways has achieved the pinnacle of human well being."
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"Collectively in Europe right now on average you probably see the highest standards of living of any group of people in the history of the planet. Wealthier, healthier, better educated."
When was the last time Obama did anything other than hate America? So instead of thinking he missed his opportunity to unify this nation, I think he does what he does with a clear purpose and I hope the truth about him finally comes out to the public.
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