an emerging politic
brian mcdaddy-o has been writing the most profound distillation of the obama vs mccain campaigns ive seen anywhere. seriously, the new york times op-ed should be grabbing these up. tony j has written about his support for barry, and even talked about going out canvassing in swing states. but so far, no-one that i know of has written about a certain paradigm (hint, hint) that i happen to see so prevalent in the both the language and operations of the big O's campaign. the same paradigm that is manifesting in the upset of the church - and elsewhere.
big johnny gets his funds in big chunks from rich friends ( > $5M? ) and special interests groups... that is people who lobby for a corporate cause. said corporate cause almost always involve a profit motive... and involves a re-leveling of the playing field in their interest. which, incidentally is usually not in my interest. or your interest. unless youre a major stockholder. which i'm not. but i digress. we also apparently *need* the super rich for us to muddle on with our lives.
half-black barry gets his funds in little chunks from not so rich folks ( < $250K ) and doesn't take money from special interests. which means he is not interested in re-leveling the playing field in the interest of a corporation and/or their stockholders. but prefers rather to harness himself to the grass roots support of the masses. but i digress again.
one system is build on hierarchy and preserving power at the top - doesn't have to listen to the masses - feels little responsibility to people as individuals - depends on popular opinion only as much as it keeps them in power - takes an *ends justifies the means* mentality to consensus building - and attempts to maintain control.
the emerging system by definition upsets that hierarchy by putting it on hits head - listens closely to the masses - feels responsibility to people as individuals - solicits the voice of popular support to speak out in their self-interests over the power systems that be - fundamentally wants to redefine the *means* as revealer of true heart - and doesn't want control, instead seeks to empowers the masses - with unanticipated & often remarkable results.
so anyway, i'm not a fan of power to the powerful. i'm one of those who's been waiting on the world to change. but i see that requisite change potential in the emerging politic of the candidate with all the fresh new hope filled ideas.
big johnny gets his funds in big chunks from rich friends ( > $5M? ) and special interests groups... that is people who lobby for a corporate cause. said corporate cause almost always involve a profit motive... and involves a re-leveling of the playing field in their interest. which, incidentally is usually not in my interest. or your interest. unless youre a major stockholder. which i'm not. but i digress. we also apparently *need* the super rich for us to muddle on with our lives.
half-black barry gets his funds in little chunks from not so rich folks ( < $250K ) and doesn't take money from special interests. which means he is not interested in re-leveling the playing field in the interest of a corporation and/or their stockholders. but prefers rather to harness himself to the grass roots support of the masses. but i digress again.
one system is build on hierarchy and preserving power at the top - doesn't have to listen to the masses - feels little responsibility to people as individuals - depends on popular opinion only as much as it keeps them in power - takes an *ends justifies the means* mentality to consensus building - and attempts to maintain control.
the emerging system by definition upsets that hierarchy by putting it on hits head - listens closely to the masses - feels responsibility to people as individuals - solicits the voice of popular support to speak out in their self-interests over the power systems that be - fundamentally wants to redefine the *means* as revealer of true heart - and doesn't want control, instead seeks to empowers the masses - with unanticipated & often remarkable results.
so anyway, i'm not a fan of power to the powerful. i'm one of those who's been waiting on the world to change. but i see that requisite change potential in the emerging politic of the candidate with all the fresh new hope filled ideas.
posted by P3T3RK3Y5 for meltingearth
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