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Another example of Obama'a divisiveness . . . "You didn't build that."

That comment was not artfully made, but largely taken out of context.  Here is the context:

If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help. There was a great teacher somewhere in your life. Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you've got a business – you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen. The Internet didn't get invented on its own. Government research created the Internet so that all the companies could make money off the Internet.

It would have been less divisive if he had said "You didn't build that entirely on your own" so he should get some blame.  But the four sentences leading up to that infamous phrase profoundly changes its meaning.  To say that individual achievement in America depends upon underlying community support is a far cry from demeaning individual achievement altogether.  And then it is also probable that "you didn't build that" referenced the roads and bridges that a business depends upon, not the business itself, although you would never know that from the isolated phrase.  Either way, he garbled the message.

[81alum]

Another example of Obama'a divisiveness . . . "You didn't build that."

That comment was not artfully made, but largely taken out of context.  Here is the context:

If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help. There was a great teacher somewhere in your life. Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you've got a business – you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen. The Internet didn't get invented on its own. Government research created the Internet so that all the companies could make money off the Internet.

It would have been less divisive if he had said "You didn't build that entirely on your own" so he should get some blame.  But the four sentences leading up to that infamous phrase profoundly changes its meaning.  To say that individual achievement in America depends upon underlying community support is a far cry from demeaning individual achievement altogether.  And then it is also probable that "you didn't build that" referenced the roads and bridges that a business depends upon, not the business itself, although you would never know that from the isolated phrase.  Either way, he garbled the message.