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Every feasible interpretation? No way. That’s not gonna work. No one would be able to say anything. At best people would talk like ex Fed chair Greenspan. Undoable.

>>mc32+(OP)
Please point me to something Obama said that could be interpreted as inciting deadly vigilante violence.

I’ll wait.

>>freen+o2
Why is that the metric?

>>dmix+56
Comparing the current president with their predecessor in charge does not seem unreasonable.

>>mc32+(OP)
Yes, every feasible interpretation. That doesn't mean you can't say anything without multiple interpretations, but it _does_ mean that, if you are called on another interpretation of your words, then you spoke unclearly. You need to clarify your meaning and apologize if it was flagrant.

Yes, that is a lot of overhead for communicating. That's what I believe we should expect of our elected leaders. Sadly, nearly half of voting Americans don't seem to agree with me.

>>pvalde+1H
I'd rather the systems of thought control be built on logic and values, some greater purpose, rather than some line drawn in the sand based on some American partisan signal. But I guess this whole thing will forever be political.

>>darker+jM
You think people are going to vote for that?

>>sfj+582
Obama embodied empathy. I wish we had more politicians like that on both sides of the aisle.

>>dmix+G11
I don't think that was a political line. It was a line between this president and all past presidents regardless of political party.

The logic/value in this case is, speak clearly and own your words. For example, if many people think you implied a subset of the population should be shot, you may have misspoken and should clarify it, not get mad at them, dismiss them, or even worse, double down.

>>darker+gG2
As the first black president, what were the things Obama did to improve the situation?

(serious question, not educated on this matter, generally try to avoid politics)

>>verdve+2T8
It is a complicated issue. And quite frankly, I think the policing issues are a flash point triggering unrest over the deeper seated inequality in our society. So it is hard to address the issue directly as the actual number of deaths are not very prevalent. But to answer your question, here is an article comparing DOJ activity under Obama and Trump:

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/6/1/1949441/-Trump-s-J...