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.