r/politics The Netherlands 1d ago

Soft Paywall Obama Breaks Silence on Trump’s ‘Unimaginable’ Presidency - “Imagine if I had done any of this,” the former two-term president said.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/obama-breaks-silence-on-trumps-unimaginable-presidency/
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u/man_gomer_lot 1d ago

People keep saying this, but a falling tide lowers all the ships

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u/MunkyPants 1d ago

But if most people drown, when the tide comes back up it won't matter than others had to temporarily go lower.

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u/n0radrenaline 1d ago

Not how low tides work but otherwise you're right

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u/AnabolikinSkywalker 1d ago

….. get stuck in the mud, perhaps?