Dear Hoffstra Bozman et al:
Thank you for your good points on both sides.
I think it is equally hard to credit both parties and leaders
for the good as well as the bad, so I APPRECIATE the efforts
to point these out, and check biases on both sides. Thanks for this!
In general, it does seem hypocritical for Obama to get
voted in by support of constituents by promising things
like ending war and not following the same Bush policies
which he couldn't deliver either. So he had to say one thing to
get elected by the left, and do other things for sake of national security
which previously Bush had been blamed for. If that's what it takes
to get elected, that's what people keep voting for by supporting these party games.
Blame the other party to get elected, and then do whatever it takes including the same policies.
On the other hand, I think it helps that his race and pro-Muslim attitude
show that it is NOT because the President is "White Christian" like Bush.
If Bush had taken out Bin Laden instead of Obama
there would have been more uproar about it.
So because people have biases, somehow it helps to have
an African American Muslim sympathetic President to
do some things that couldn't be done under Bush without creating disruption.
It's like even though it is wrong to elect someone based on race
because so many people do identify with Obama as a role model,
it does serve to help people get motivated to start learning and participating
in the public process than before when so many never considered that
they could get any representation in govt, good or bad!
You have to start somewhere.
So many groups who identify with Obama are generations behind,
the learning curve of political education and involvement, it will
take many more cycles and stages to catch up with people
who have been following politics for years and years, and
understand the Constitution and political process where
others had never studied either one because they didn't think govt was accessible.
So it's not where we want to be as a nation
but at least whole sectors of the populations
are now having to get educated in order to participate responsibly.
Some are voting for the first time,
while others have long realized that isn't enough.
And others are learning to run for office to make sure
the work gets done.
So I don't agree with electing or excusing Obama based on
race, but recognize that is a factor in people taking interest
by actually identifying with him based on race religion or political views.
I don't agree with a lot of the views, but understand it is part of the
learning curve to start somewhere, where you first get involved in politics
and govt representation at all, before moving toward independence and self-govt.
Pwned!!!!!!!
