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In reply to the discussion: Americans Are Outraged Because in Voting for Obama, They Thought They Were Rejecting Bush [View all]Ava
(16,197 posts)Last edited Sat Jun 8, 2013, 01:22 PM - Edit history (1)
Obama was the first President we voted for in 2008 and it wasn't about voting against Bush. He really gave us hope for a new way forward and a new type of politics. He talked about valuing education and human rights (health care for all being a human right). He talked about ending the wars and bringing our troops home and closing Guantanamo Bay. His subsequent presidency has crushed much of that hope and instead given us a healthy dose of reality and pessimism that our parents already possessed. I know many people my age who didn't even vote in 2012 because they were so disgruntled. Young people who are outraged are so because they thought in voting for Obama they were voting for campaign trail 2008 Obama. Turns out we weren't.
*edit to add "who" to "young people who are outraged"... apparently I need to be very careful with my wording here.