Re: [Pen-l] Tim Unwise

[ravi <ravi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Nov 26, 2008, at 8:17 PM, raghu wrote:
> That article was an unfortunately poor explication of a promising
> tagline: "We don't need the "everything sucks" analysis; Obama has
> mobilized millions of activists and that energy is looking for an
> outlet."


Raghu,

these lines highlights one of the core problems I have with the Obama  
phenomenon. The question that comes to me is: what activists? It is  
true that Obama has (or had) mobilised millions of individuals, but I  
am not sure they are activists nor am I sure that the energy they  
expended into electing Obama is still active... people who are  
disturbed by the Obama phenomenon are not all simply arguing  
"everything sucks" (and surely the author knows that? yet he uses  
phraseology that is no different than the right's phrases like "blame  
America first"). In my case, it is exactly my sense or knowledge (or  
at least perception) of things that did not suck in previous  
historical events and movements that leads me to the level of unease I  
feel about this one.

	--ravi

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