Recap of President Obama's Speech

Here is a recap of the president’s speech for those who missed it. The government is open thanks to Democrats and Republicans that realized we were right. None of this was necessary; Republicans should have simply given me my way from the beginning, and their refusal to submit to my will led to the closure. (What was not said: While it is true that the Democrats could have gone along with Republicans and the government would never have shut down.) As long as the American people continue to dig their graves, the government will haphazardly support the walls. The government will bring food and keep the rain out of your holes. But if you ever stop digging to question the wisdom of those who profit from your labor, if you ever try and climb your way out, the walls will fall in on you, and darkness will swallow you. Together we have a bright future; as long as you keep digging, we will keep printing. The premise of the president’s speech is derived from logical fallacies. The claim that "there are no winners," no ideology won, could not be more ridiculous. The idea that this speech is not political and ideological is absurd; sadly, most people do not know enough about political philosophy to understand the falsehoods of his speech. Nearly every word out of his mouth was based on a false premise. There are far bigger claims attached to his simple statements; they attach to fundamentals, fundamentals that are not truths but philosophies that are highly debated. He presupposes everyone agrees with his way of thinking; I know he says that he does not, but everything else he says assumes otherwise. The art of framing.

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