Posted on 04/04/2025 12:01:03 PM PDT by Red Badger
Obama Warns: "Sacrifice May Be Necessary" to Resist Trump Former President Barack Obama admitted during a speech at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, that some sacrifice might be necessary in order to resist President Donald Trump’s policies.
During the event, Obama accused the Trump administration of trying to destroy the post-World War II international order.
He then called Trump’s behavior “contrary to the basic compact we have as Americans” and urged students to do more to resist Trump’s policies.
“It has been easy during most of our lifetimes to say you are a progressive, or say you are for social justice, or say you are for free speech, and not have to pay a price for it,” Obama said.
“And now we’re in one of those moments when… it’s not enough just to say you’re for something. You may actually have to do something and possibly sacrifice a little bit.”
Obama stated that law firms and universities need to take a more active role in resisting Trump, arguing that there would be massive pushback if he had attempted similar actions.
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“It’s unimaginable that the same parties that are silent now would have tolerated behavior like that from me or a whole bunch of my predecessors,” Obama said.
The former president added that he is “deeply concerned with a federal government that threatens universities if they don’t give up students who are exercising their right to free speech.”
“All of you have grown up in an international order that was created by America after World War II,” he said.
“This is an important moment because, in the last two months, the U.S. government has been trying to destroy that order,” Obama added.
“Democracy is pretty recent in its vintage. An international order where you cooperate instead of fight is new. It’s fragile.”
Sell one of your houses Obozo to fund these resistance...
Clown is desperate to stay relevant. Nobody cares Barry. Pay the idiots or they won’t protest. Tough times that he’s got to find some obscure upstate craphole to spew.
Good. We'll start with you, O-hole...
Try saying, "That's a man" at the wrong time before you carol about the joys of terrorizing Jews in the name of free speech, Barry.
Barry Soetoro - D eceiver D evil
Face-Words-Deeds
They’re coming for you, Barry.
They have the receipts, and you know it.
Which non-extraditable Moslem [Expletive Deleted] will you flee to?
What kind of sacrifice does he have in mind?
An order that has brought unprecented inflation and a 36 trillion dollar budget deficit? Oh yeah. I'm totally on board with destroying that order. For sure.
Obama is trying to be the next Lenin.
this guy is so dangerous!!! this sends shivers up my back. I loathe what he has done to my beloved country!
A dog whistle for his goons.
This is the usual rhetorical bullshit from leftists. If he doesn’t like Trump’s policies, he can just argue why, and stop the drama.
Yeah look at him: he’s sacrificing quite a bit on Martha’s Vineyard.
This is the usual rhetorical bullshit from leftists. If he doesn’t like Trump’s policies, he can just argue why, and stop the drama.
Arrest the pos!
Why doesn’t ole purple lips crawl back into pinko rat’s nest.
It’s a new day. Old presidents are supposed to be gentlemen, and express their views discreetly at garden parties. Barry is pimping for blood in the streets.
Barry, turn yourself into Kash, and admit you are a traitor to the United States of America.
He’s Communist. It’s what they do................
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