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I stumbled across this interview with David Garrow, historian who wrote about how Obama became Obama.
It’s fascinating in its reflections on Obama’s character and upbringing, as well as the people around him (like Michelle) who have gone along for the narcissistic ride that is Obama’s life.
It’s a very long read for a web page, but I found it to be interesting. Obama, to me, is the root of our modern cynicism about U.S. culture, institutions, and corruption. He has gotten far too much of a pass. I remember when GR used to refer to him as “pretty boy” and that’s pretty much what this historical view of him implies.
The symbol of our racial absolution became our divider. The symbol of community action set the stage for the acceleration of massive inequity. The guy who worked in the projects is now a limousine liberal. None of this is shocking or news, but to have acolytes review him like this is striking. The veiled antisemitism up to and including the Iran deal is also an interesting take. There is also reference to a question of how history will judge Clarence Thomas vs. Barack Obama as black men and shapers of the union. Very interesting.
https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/arts-letters/articles/david-garrow-interview-obama
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I like a geopolitical strategist named Peter Zeihan. He strives for political balance, and tends to say both good and bad things about American politicians (not so Putin and Xi), so I tend to take it more seriously.
I think his take on Obama is very interesting. He calls him the “third-smartest president after Jefferson and Clinton” but says that doesn’t mean he was successful. Essentially, he thinks Obama, who never had a grown-up job, had no management skills. Says he was wildly intelligent, but didn’t care to be around others. He built up understanding of situations, but nothing ever came of it. He didn’t want to talk with Congress, his cabinet or foreign leaders. So he essentially accomplished nothing.
His take on the disconnect between Obama and the government is that Obama is responsible for the break in trust, the disenchantment between Americans and government. Check this out, just two minutes.
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