tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252251.post4162065224603302587..comments2023-10-18T04:17:07.362-07:00Comments on Nina's News and Commentary: Obama: Hope. Change.Ninahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03156718509284222442noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252251.post-15403060576498337042008-11-28T13:52:00.000-08:002008-11-28T13:52:00.000-08:00Thanks for stopping by and putting in your two cen...Thanks for stopping by and putting in your two cents. <BR/><BR/>My concern is this blind mania of support behind Obama. My concern is that the masses will still continue to support the on-going global war, continue to support the banking cartel, continue to support corporate rule, etc. There will be some mild tweaking of policies for certain, but the inherent, intentionally created/driven/produced system itself will continue on as usual. And it is THERE where things need to change. And it is that "hope for tomorrow" b.s. that will continue to be played on the tongues of every political figurehead until the masses get a clue and stop their support of business as usual. Enough already of this little bitty changes here and there, slowly. Change and change NOW. damnit. lolNinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03156718509284222442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13252251.post-39089900530550121362008-11-28T13:23:00.000-08:002008-11-28T13:23:00.000-08:00Great points nina,I totally agree that we need to ...Great points nina,<BR/><BR/>I totally agree that we need to focus on the now. <BR/><BR/>However, as a fellow Nader voter, I have a different take on Obama. Like the slave owning forefathers who opened the door for...Obama, say, but Black liberation in general, women's suffrage and an expanded notion of equal rights, Obama's flowery rhetoric cracks open the door a little more. Change does happen when people get organized. <BR/><BR/>I'm talking about the 8hour day, child labor laws, environmental protection, civil rights, the 60s etc. <BR/><BR/>I get the sense from your statements that you think real, fundamental change doesn't happen. but it does. and it only happens when people are organized. <BR/><BR/>So we on the fringe need to embrace the opportunity that Obamas election is cracking open the door a little bit more. <BR/><BR/>I would agree that the economic system has not fundamentally changed. But this election, in the light of increasing awareness of so many critical issues, could be a catalyst or an opportunity. <BR/><BR/>The Oz metaphor is true to an extent but not reflective of the true complexity of our situation.tknhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18428636085182583970noreply@blogger.com