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[–] silent_water@hexbear.net 85 points 1 year ago (4 children)

it's such an unfunny joke I had to read it three times to even understand what she was trying to say

[–] Blamemeta@lemm.ee 60 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Some people are unfamiliar with Obama's drones.

[–] silent_water@hexbear.net 59 points 1 year ago (3 children)

or the genocide in Yemen, or his role as the deporter in chief, or that he engineered the largest transfer of wealth from the Black community to capital interests, or, or, or

[–] booty@hexbear.net 35 points 1 year ago

Some people are. This particular people has absolutely no excuse for such ignorance lol

[–] 999@kbin.social 18 points 1 year ago

Crazy, isn't it?

During his presidency, Obama approved the use of 563 drone strikes that killed approximately 3,797 people. In fact, Obama authorized 54 drone strikes alone in Pakistan during his first year in office. One of the first CIA drone strikes under President Obama was at a funeral, murdering as many as 41 Pakistani civilians. The following year, Obama led 128 CIA drone strikes in Pakistan that killed at least 89 civilians.

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[–] epicspongee@midwest.social 49 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I didn’t post it because her joke was funny lol

[–] silent_water@hexbear.net 33 points 1 year ago

I figured, it just had me jesse-wtf

[–] Neato@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's pointing out hypocrisy. But people have forgotten that or are just ignorant? I can't see how you'd come to that conclusion unless you were very "both sides".

[–] Aesthesiaphilia@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago

I'm a level seven enlightened centrist. I wait in line at polling stations just so I can fill out a blank ballot.