The state of American media today isa disgrace to the nation. During Obama's time, if he'd cured cancer personally, the right wing would attack him for costing healthcare jobs. It's the same now with Trump. If he suggested taking the butter out of the fridge to let it warm up a bit before spreading, the leftwing media would talk about how eating butter is basically racism. Does no one see that these guys aren't so extreme?
You're about 80% right, but things are actually worse today. One reason is specifically because Obama signed into law the legalization of propaganda against American citizens. It was a treasonous, despicable act, and we're seeing the fruits of that play out now. Besides the government itself, you have political groups doing the same thing and they've essentially weaponized the use of social media and mass media sources. Silicon Valley is all to happy to go along with it because it happens to suit their goals.
You are right. I liked Obama - still do, mostly - but that was one of the acts that will have a disproportionate negative impact in years to come. Possibly it will be more of a legacy than anything else he did.
Yeah that article is an absolutely partisan dumpster fire. Like this quote:
If you go read the context of the quote, he was talking about how protesters disrupted the Kavanaugh hearings and were allowed to just carry on for an extended period of time and how it was embarrassing. It's ethically bankrupt to quote just that one sentence without any context.