He had read a column asserting that liberals had forgotten how important identity was to people and had promoted an empty cosmopolitan globalism that made many feel left behind. “Maybe we pushed too far,” Mr. Obama said. “Maybe people just want to fall back into their tribe.”

“Sometimes I wonder whether I was 10 or 20 years too early,” he said.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/30/us/p ... hodes.html

Come on man. You ran on hope and change, and you remained loyal to the political/Wall Street class. Wages have stagnated for 40 years, and you think people turned to Trump because you were elected "too early"?

I think we've reached the point where you can stop claiming Trump was about "economic anxiety"

Seriously, what are your politics, Baby? I really have no clue. I would say rage and anger. You're a Trump voter. You just didn't vote for Trump.

I think we've reached the point where you can stop claiming Trump was about "economic anxiety"

Yeah. People are happy in their lives, and feel great about their economic standing.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/18/few-ame ... gency.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/30/us/p ... hodes.html

Come on man. You ran on hope and change, and you remained loyal to the political/Wall Street class. Wages have stagnated for 40 years, and you think people turned to Trump because you were elected "too early"?

Your defense mechanism for Trump is unmatched. You need new material.

But that's exactly what happened and is happening....

Because Obama "pushed too far"? Please. This is self-serving bullshit by someone who should know better.

Rage and anger.

Keep on deflecting. Nothing can be wrong with our duly elected leader.

This is just more "they didn't understand my genius" bullshit from him. His achilles heel was always this. Barack Obama was much more likeable than he was smart.

Rage and anger.

It's really not.

It's more realization that Trump's election showed that people don't really see themselves as part of a wider global population and are way more comfortable in their bubbles.

That despite all the lofty narratives people like to spew about coming together and uniting, people are way more happy when they have some other group of people to look down on.

Utterly stupid and extremely wrong. If I had a keyboard I would rape you for this garbage.

Age and Ranger.

And what about Trump's actions have done anything to improve that?

This is not about Trump. Hence the title of the thread. It's about hoping the democrats stop with this identity bullshit and start adopting policies that help the majority of the population.

You stated the exact reason in your post! Obama stated he read an article/analysis about the backlash to liberals' desire for "cosmopolitan globalism". He acknowledged he pushed the concept too far!

Hence the rise of MAGA

Sheeeeeesh

What about your link has anything to do with the title of the thread?

It's not because he "pushed this concept too far". That's what an idiot columnist at Politico would say. Places where people were suffering in 2008 looked like the same rundown shitholes in 2016. He had an opportunity to do something major, and he passed a mediocre at best healthcare law and a weak recovery act that mostly benefited the elite.

The parts quoted in the first post. I know this is not an act, but try to at lest not be totally ignorant.