Students despise Obama policies...when credited to Trump

[hrsepwrguy]

Saturday will mark Donald Trump’s 100th day in office, an important milestone for U.S. presidents ever since the flurry of panicked flailings with which Franklin Roosevelt began his administration.

While supporters of President Trump point to his slew of executive orders and the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch as markers of his success, detractors claim Mr. Trump has accomplished very little since taking office.

Throughout the year, Campus Reform has shown how liberal professors and students across America have been quick to oppose the President’s actions—often without understanding important details about them.

Hoping to tease out whether such reflexive opposition to Trump is based on policy disagreements or simply distaste for Trump himself, Campus Reform headed to George Mason University to ask students their opinions about the first 100 days.

Except, the “Trump accomplishments” we referenced were actually all things President Obama had done during his first 100 days in office.

Would they agree with the actions because they were actually liberal policies enacted by President Obama, or would they shoot them down because of their perceived association with Donald Trump?.

We quickly discovered that the students we spoke with were quick to voice their displeasure with the “accomplishments” we told them about, no matter how liberal they really were.

When disguised as something Donald Trump did, for instance, what did students think of President Obama’s “Apology Tour?”

Why, that’s “dangerous” and “overstepping his bounds,” they cried.

What about Obama’s stimulus package?

When credited to Trump, they found the idea reminiscent of Nazi Germany.

And President Obama’s order to loosen statute of limitation laws to make lawsuits easier?

That’s just a secret ploy to make Trump more money.

http://www.campusreform.org/?ID=9116

There is a video at the link

[Dee1956]

Yes, it is the us vs them.  I am surprised that Mr Tump has decided to stop helping Wheels on Meals, Teaching girls to learn.
I've seen that two doctors have now been arrested for Female Genital Mutilation, rates have doubled
Why is there no uproar? I realize it an uncomfortable topic.
I am horrified.

http://www.newsweek.com/fgm-rates-have-doubled-us-2004-304773

[Barb135]

Yes, there's an "us vs them" element, but that wouldn't be so prevalent if people took the time to stop and think for themselves instead of simply accepting as fact, what someone else is telling them...

Dee, I'm not surprised that they've stopped the Meals on Wheels or Teaching Girls to Learn programs... Rich people don't need the elderly and they seem to want their women to remain stupid so they'll stay barefoot and pregnant, instead of learning how to be productive members of society.  

I saw the articles about the female genital mutilation and I, too, wonder where the outrage is...

[brice1967]

It's the "us v.s. them mentality".  It runs both ways.  Pitiful, really.

[Barb135]

I think that just goes to show that too many students (and people in general) don't really know the issues and/or don't bother to think for themselves. They simply regurgitate what someone else has told them.  For instance, people they respect, such as their parents, professors, classmates or others didn't like Trump, so no matter what he does, they aren't going to like it...

I should already be on record as not being a fan of, either, Obama or Trump...  :-)