Is Barack Obama a superior human being than Willard Romney? Yes, of course he is.
I nearly laughed when I read it. And that's because over the last few months I have been reading some of Alice Miller's books. Profound revelations have come from the realization that much of the way most people operate is reactions to how they were mistreated as young children. Not unlike how you view the means of shaping and improving this country, I see something similar. And in fact I see that there is another level below that which you speak of that is equally, if not more important. I see Romney, Bush, Hitler, and many others as emotional cripples looking to take out their revenge upon supposed enemies. Still working out their childhood frustrations, but taking sight at the wrong foes.
I think there is another revolution that still has not been born. And it is akin to that which you speak. And I say this because if one takes the responsibility to recover, heal, and then to transcend the emotional scaring that most of us have been through as the result of poor parenting, we will then also begin to see a more conscious and empathetic nation, and even world. This can only lead to more liberal ends. I don't see much of an alternative. Those who are still stuck in the unconscious state of upholding the Fourth Commandment, in spite of the fact that they were tormented and abused as children, will most likely never be able to see clearly the suffering of others; the needs of others.
As we speed ever faster toward dangerous situations, I am yet ever the more optimistic that with the modern tools at our disposal, we can create a better Union. I see a better way. I see people in places of power who do not seek power. They do not need to rehash their personal problems at the expense of nations. Re-electing Obama is going to go a long way towards furthering many good things, regardless of how far to the right he may span.
For what it's worth, this is what I'm listening to right now-
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