Trump is incapable of this. His movement is the antithesis to Obama’s.
Obama: Hope & Change. Yes we can!
Trump: Retribution, grievance, hate…
Obama is clearly grateful for his supporters. He cares for them.
Trump clearly holds his supporters in contempt & views them as marks, suckers, fools…
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As he continues to sundown before our eyes, we’ll see the emergence of heady think pieces by people claiming they never supported him, or always opposed him, or frequently criticized him…
It’ll one day be nigh impossible to find anyone willing to admit they ever supported him.
Meanwhile…
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The truth is they were being confiscated at the direction of the Iranian government because they were pre-revolutionary Iran flags…
Think about this.
FIFA is helping the current regime in Iran censor their citizens & many of us are happy to throw our own government under the bus for it.
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The Obama Presidential Center opens to massive cheering crowds.
Once again the Obamas are the very picture of class. Giving us hope & shining brightly in the face of ugliness.
Fair criticisms of Obama’s presidency aside, his ability to bring people together through hope & optimism is undeniable.
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Optimism & Pessimism are both bottomless wells.
I just can’t understand why anyone would choose to drink from the latter when the former is readily available for the same price.
Bottom line…
They’re ALL trash: FIFA, Iranian Regime, Trump Regime - no need to spare any of them. Fuck em all forever.
The World Cup is amazing BECAUSE of the fans & players & DESPITE FIFA & the oppressive regimes that try to paint themselves in glory stolen from their own athletes on the pitch.⚽️
I think it might be time for us all to finally admit that Mamdani has the juice.
A post went viral yesterday showing FIFA staff confiscating Iranian flags from fans at a match.
FIFA is vile & corrupt. They deserve ALL the smoke they get & more.
Also…
There was a common assumption being made in the comments that the flags were being confiscated due to Trump’s Iran war… but…
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