Sjmarf to [email protected] • 1 month agoU.S. Inauguration Day in 2009 (Left) and 2017 (Right)imagemessage-square94arrow-up1757arrow-down126
arrow-up1731arrow-down1imageU.S. Inauguration Day in 2009 (Left) and 2017 (Right)Sjmarf to [email protected] • 1 month agomessage-square94
minus-square@JohnDClaylink105•1 month agoThey actively discouraged people from coming because of corona. That’s why it isn’t comparable.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish59•1 month agoAlso it was weeks after January 6th, security was high and I’m sure everyone who was there was on edge imagining a crazy MAGA supporter with a gun or a bomb.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink10•1 month agoMan if only there was some word for using violence to instill fear in political opponents. Oh well.
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-LemmygodlinkfedilinkEnglish5•1 month agoThey’re happy to call themselves that word
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish-22•1 month agoBut even without that stuff, Biden never had what Obama had in 08. People travelled from all over, it was a huge deal and people were literally celebrating in the streets nationwide. Some of that was because we getting rid of GW, but most of it was excitement about Obama. In 2020 there wasn’t excitement from anyone, just relief.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink16•1 month agoOK… Nobody claimed he would have anything like what Obama had. But the biggest factor for turnout was still covid. It’s weird that you’re turning this into some sort of “man look at blue maga here!” thing.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink12•1 month ago Never get involved in a land war in Asia Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line Never get into a dick-measuring contest with Barack Obama.
They actively discouraged people from coming because of corona. That’s why it isn’t comparable.
Also it was weeks after January 6th, security was high and I’m sure everyone who was there was on edge imagining a crazy MAGA supporter with a gun or a bomb.
Man if only there was some word for using violence to instill fear in political opponents.
Oh well.
They’re happy to call themselves that word
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But even without that stuff, Biden never had what Obama had in 08.
People travelled from all over, it was a huge deal and people were literally celebrating in the streets nationwide.
Some of that was because we getting rid of GW, but most of it was excitement about Obama.
In 2020 there wasn’t excitement from anyone, just relief.
OK… Nobody claimed he would have anything like what Obama had.
But the biggest factor for turnout was still covid.
It’s weird that you’re turning this into some sort of “man look at blue maga here!” thing.
Never get involved in a land war in Asia
Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line
Never get into a dick-measuring contest with Barack Obama.