The Chris Moeller Archives

Dissent attempts a comeback

Welcome back, protestors!

Marchers are hitting the streets tomorrow for Inauguration Day. They are energized-- and they should be. They’ve taken eight years off. Sadly, our wars didn’t. Under Obama, 26,171 bombs were dropped-- in 2016 alone. That’s one every 20 minutes. 90% of the casualties were innocents. He becomes the first president in U.S. history to be at war for the entirety of two four-year terms. The prison at Guantanamo Bay remains open. No bankers involved in the 2008 economic collapse went to prison and 95% of the nation’s income growth over Obama's eight years went to the top 1%. Two and a half million people were deported by this administration, only half a million less than what Donald Trump says he will do. But the president had a “D” after his name. So today we say thank you.

Good to have you back.

posted by CM @ 10:38 PM