Barack the Savior
Politics is such a wild bag. I feel like Obama has managed to attract a following from a large portion of the left center of the country’s mental landscape. And as someone who is being pretty damn successful at what he is trying to do he is criticized by people on either side. Republican/conservative criticism is expected. I am just a little surprised that there are people on the far left who dont like him. Ok I take that back, I am not surprised at all.The criticism that has surprised me on the left is a response to the expectation that some seem to have that Obama will save the country from the evil of George Bush, white privilege, and lobbyists. To me he seems like the most likely to make a real difference and to understand the importance of helping people without money. To me, it is important that he is an african american and I am amazed and thrilled and encouraged that he has made it so far into the presidential process. I did not think that I would see a black president in my lifetime. It means that our culture might not be as racist as I thought it was. Though race as been the forbidden issue to far in the election it means that Obama has probably had a different experience than the white majority currently in office. I have hope that he will have a more acute sense of how his actions as president affect those who are still the recipients of systematic oppression. maybe, just maybe, he can take some real action to dismantle some of these systems.Check this out if you have a minute, the author really did her research:I Refuse to Buy into the Obama Hype (now a supporter)
