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[quote=Anonymous][b]Deportations[/b]
There is an important distinction in how Obama’s deportations were carried out. Obama focused primarily on recent border crossers and people with criminal records. Trump’s policies expanded deportations to include long-standing residents, separated families at the border as a deterrent, and emphasized cruelty as a feature, not a bug.
The outrage under Trump was about intent and tone, not just numbers.

[b]Kids in cages[/b]
Yes, the infamous chain-link enclosures were first built under Obama, largely as a temporary measure. And yes, the imagery is upsetting regardless of who’s president. But again, the difference lies in policy and implementation. Obama didn’t have a blanket family separation policy; when children were detained, it was often because they were unaccompanied. Under Trump, the deliberate separation of thousands of children from their parents, with no clear plan for reunification, was unprecedented in scale and cruelty. That’s what sparked the public backlash.

[b]Trump destroying democracy [/b]
You’re right that we’re not a pure democracy. We’re a constitutional republic. But when people say Trump is a threat to democracy, they mean his actions undermine democratic norms: trying to overturn a fair election, pressuring state officials to “find votes,” refusing a peaceful transfer of power, and encouraging an insurrection. It’s not about textbook definitions, it’s about the spirit of democracy. Undermining faith in elections, refusing to accept defeat, and elevating loyalty over rule of law, those are deeply concerning in any system.

[b]Juneteenth[/b]
You’re absolutely right that slavery didn’t end instantly on June 19, 1865, and that some Native nations continued enslaving people. It’s important to teach and acknowledge all those nuances. But Juneteenth is symbolic, a celebration of when the last major group of enslaved people learned they were free, not an attempt to erase complex history. And yes, some Black individuals owned slaves, but the scale, context, and power dynamics were entirely different from the institutionalized, race-based system supported by white elites. We should teach all of it, but we shouldn’t use lesser-known facts to deflect from the main historical narrative.

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