bluntlysaid

We need to understand the status-quo and identify problems in our society before anyone can determine what/how things will change should Obama be elected.

• Economy
• Threat of terrorism—by extension, the war in Iraq
• Racism and inequality
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• There are probably millions of problems, with thousands of subproblems.

We need to understand the nature of each problem. Does racism lead to inequality? Does inequality dampen the economy? Does a  war in Iraq inhibit or promote acts of terrorism in the United States? Does an act of terrorism have the ability to crush the US Economy

We need to rank these items and figure out their hierarchy. Do most people prefer to fix the economy or fix the war in Iraq? Fix the economy or alleviate inequality?

It’s tough. It’s almost too tough to do even though I’m sure there are think tanks all around the country that exist for the sole purpose of identifying and then solving problems. I have some ideas too…but I need to think them through.

In a nutshell, I think that Obama is not your typical candidate. I think that he has a unique perspective by virtue of his background.  I think that this unique perspective will shock the political status-quo and present the United States with a once in a life time chance (chance…this is probability so that means that results are not guaranteed) to change the greater good, change the status quo.

History has taught us that the top of the status quo usually fears change. History has also shown us that, more often than not,  change is good for society.

I want to define what needs to be changed and then figure out if Obama is in a position to produce that change. Posts to follow.