we live in a gaslight bubble in the belly of the beast. i'm saw obama from the word go, but i'm sad about the angela davis effect. real sad. this is a very frightening moment in the forsaken country.

In 2012 Angela Davis felt compelled to give fulsome praise to Barack Obama, including claiming that his rise to the presidency showed a connection with the Black radical tradition. The false statement was quite alarming, as Davis ignored the obvious, that the Obama campaign was a creation of the neo-liberal and imperialist elites who needed a more attractive face in a moment of crisis. Our late comrade Glen Ford observed that, “The ‘delusional effect’ that swept Black America with the advent of the First Black President has warped and weakened the mental powers of some of our most revered icons – and it has been painful to behold.”

It is inexplicable that Davis would claim that Obama emerged victorious in 2008 “despite the power of money .” Obama raised $750 million in his presidential campaign that year. 

Margaret Kimberly, Black Agenda Report

(i won't bother with her gaslighting in support of kamala).