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Τετάρτη 5 Μαρτίου 2008

Obama-mania and cult of self-esteem






The public response to our previous articles on this Site has been overwhelming. Among the more striking contributions we have received is the following insightful analysis of the Obama phenomenon by our friend and fellow Board member, Abraham Katsman. We welcome serious contributions from RAI members and may, on occasion, publish them here.Marc Zell and Kory Bardash.

The phenomenon of Senator Barack Obama's campaign is astounding. He has packaged policies largely indistinguishable from those of John Edwards or Hillary Clinton in airy platitudes about "change" and "hope," and suddenly he's a rock star - complete with swooning and fainting fans at his huge campaign rallies. He can do no wrong, applauded wildly for everything from interrupting his speeches to give out water bottles to fans overcome by his presence to-no joke-blowing his nose onstage.

His spokesmen on national TV are flummoxed when asked to identify a single accomplishment in Obama's political career, yet it doesn't make the slightest dent in his support. Conventional wisdom says this adulation and intensity level cannot last. But conventional wisdom may be missing something fundamental. Συνέχεια

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