The Outsider's Road Within
Published on Jul 22, 2008 in none
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The Outsider's Road Within
July 22, 2008
When Obama speaks (especially in his post-primary incarnation) one hears a profound nationalism. He has spoken in the past of an American history t... More
When Obama speaks (especially in his post-primary incarnation) one hears a profound nationalism. He has spoken in the past of an American history that many of us know has never actually existed. It has forced him to denounce a man he once knew, admired and respected (here I speak, of course, of the Rev. Dr. Jeremiah Wright) for making whites uncomfortable by speaking ugly truths about American history, at home and abroad. Is this but the necessary shifts occasioned by the nasty game of politics? Or is it the road occasioned by one being an outsider, making that transition to the consummate insider? Time will tell. Less
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