Obama: 'It is up to all of us to fix this'

During a speech at Hamilton College, former President Barack Obama said he is “deeply concerned” with some of the actions that President Donald Trump and his administration have taken and seemed to call out the Republican Party for not pushing back on them.
“It is up to all of us to fix this,” Obama said. “It’s not going to be because somebody comes and saves you. The most important office in this democracy is the citizen, the ordinary person who says, no, that’s not right.”

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[niclewis]

"The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything" - Albert Einstein

[alexrangel]

One thing I notice is when things get bad we all turn to Obama for guidance

[martindornan]

The US people have to stand up for their Democracy.

[DennisPrice-kl]

"APATHY ALLOWS EVIL MEN TO RULE" --- PLATO

[jayclark]

It will take decades to fix the damage done.

[rachaelwhelchel]

We miss you, sir. Thank you for reminding us that we are Americans. There are way more of us than them, if we rise up together we can't be stopped.

[ericgomez]

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
Edmund Burke

[anjaroodenburg]

You were our President, we loved you in Europe en still miss you❤💙❤️💙❤️💙❤️✨️✨️✨️🙏🙏🙏

[jeromemanceau]

It's always inspiring, and an honour, to listen to Mr Obama.

[thespy]

THIS MAN IS WHAT A PRESIDENT SHOULD BE.

[mrthomas]

This is what a true president sounds like 👍

[Momtrader]

"Trump is a poor person's idea of a rich man, a weak person's idea of a strong man, and a stupid person's idea of a smart man."

[Wuttes]

Mr. Obama, you were the best president ever

[Guadalupe-gsmm]

It's up to us because most of them fell asleep at the helm.

[raybarber]

Choose his words like I'm the best President of ever. A. N thank you for sparking this flag, and we love him, sir

[JaneSmith-mk]

I miss President Obama more than ever now.😢

[loraoflahrity]

"The people will always be more powerful than the people in power."
Anyone at any time can call or email their representative with their thoughts as often as needed.
Or send your comments on a postcard and mail to the Whitehouse directly!
Let your voice be heard, now is the time to peacefully protest. Do something!

[TommytheDuke]

What stage of grief are the hypocrites in this evening?

[creech]

We've lost that sense of the "greater good", we have to thing good n hard about what is good for our country. People got comfortable thinking they were protected by this blanket of being an "American" while getting too comfortable being too wealthy at the expense of others, suceeding at the expense of others, and not caring enough about ALL americans.

[oneworld]

Always a breath of fresh air when Obama is talking these days, makes one feel sane 😂😂