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Is Mr Obama a weakling ?? - A Sissy to be beaten up by the Republican Bullies - Perhaps not - Obama Analysis - Psychoanalysis of Politics
Many people complain that Mr Obama seems very weak before his enemies, that he seems very detached from Reality, that he lacks certain strength of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, or Lyndon Baines Johnson ... These two mentioned presidents were the main architects of Social Legislation in U. S. Twentieth Century History.
They had many powerful enemies in their times ( Republicans and Rich Corporations ) but they showed Great Strength and Force of Character.
Perhaps the people that fear that Mr Obama is a Little Sissy to be beaten up by the Republican Bullies are wrong.
To analyze the personality of Mr Obama, we have first to understand the he is half "Black" and half "White" ... we should paint ourselves with these two colors before wearing Obama's shoes.
The condition of being the "Weird", "Foreigner", "Stranger" and "Other" in a Hawaian School and later in the U. S. Continent has to have an impact on Obama's Soul. This has to produce a reserved and interior personality, more introverted than extroverted, in order to survive or to improve his standing in every situation.
We can not expect Mr Obama to be a buoyant Teddy Roosevelt, or a Franklin Roosevlet from Money and Society Nobility .... Or a Big Texan like Lyndon Johnson. ... Obama comes from the World of Underdogs.
That requires "Survival by Shrewdness", "Quiet endurance of harsh conditions", etc .... be quiet and avoid useless revenge for small nuissances.
So Obama is an occult and hidden personality, but "Filth that doesn't kill you makes you stronger", so Obama may have become stronger with all the Dirt and Filth of Society.
Every new king, ruler or president has to be very prudent when he reaches the throne.
It is reported that Caligula and Nero were welcomed as very Human, Civilized, Kind and Polite, during the first years of their Emperorships.
Obama is not a Caligula or Nero, not even a Tiberius. Obama has little in common with Julius Caesar ( a scion of the Julian Nobility ) but Obama may have an ounce of Augustus ( Diplomacy, Politics ) a gram of Trajan ( Great Builder ) and a pound of Claudius ( Shrewdenss, Intellect, Understanding )
"Felicitor Augusto, melior Traiano" was a ritual formula to greet the Roman Emperors when they arrived to a new city. "Be luckier than Augustus and better than Trajan"...
Be more happy and lucky that Augustus and build more good things for the Empire than Trajan.
Mr Obama may have hidden strengths and reserves of Psychological Strength.
He may be "Quiet "Waters" : in many countries there are rivers and lakes of incredible danger, because they may have hidden currents, whirls, spins, fast rotations that are not apparent in the surface.
So the expression "Quiet Waters" may mean "Hidden Dangers", and as applied to a person, it may mean that under a Quiet and Tranquil personality there are hidden currents of energy and strength to face enemies.
That Mr Obama seems very "Republican" in Afghanistan and other policies, may be buying time to gain strength or to study a situation. ( Perhaps he is not a strong believer in some of his temporary policies )....
Mr Obama is Professorial, Rational, Reasonable, Intelligent, Shrewd, Calculator, Cold, Historian, Bookish and Librarian Like, but he may have a hidden maelstrom of energy and strength.
Vicente Duque
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Vicente, As you know, before President Obama was elected President he was a US Senator, but before that, he was a State Senator. I have lived in Chicago my entire life, and as any one else who also has, we know that Illinois politics is brutal. Just ask Chris Kelly, who recently appears to have taken his life.
ReplyDeleteHow brutal Illinois politics can be may be difficult for anyone who doesn't realize that if you are a State Senator whose district is in Chicago, now you are adding Chicago politics to the mix. Any student of political science can tell you that Chicago politics is legendary, and it still is.
Only the strong survive. The really strong.
Tamale Chica :
ReplyDeleteThanks for your post and presence. I know that you love Chicago, Art ... and I have an idea that you love Gourmet Food and Delicatessen.
I heard that you opened a new blog :
The Cultural Chica
The Cultural Chica
Cultural, social and business commentary about Chicago and the lands beyond.
Congratulations for your efforts ... I feel proud of you and your presence.
Tell me if I can help you, posting something about Culture, Art or any of your favorite hobbies and linking to your sites.
Vicente Duque
Vicente,
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your support.
Both blogs are very similar except for basically where I post which topics. TCC is mostly about what's current and I usually stay away business analysis on that one.
The Cultural Chica looks at the present and the past, hopefully to help people understand where we were and how we got to where we are today. It is also about Chicago, but this blog will also look at things that relate to others outside of Chicago as well. At some point, I'll be writing about a popular Mexican American bakery here that kind of sadly shrank. That will appear on the CC.
Some of it is fun, like the soda pop post, and is more "pop culture" (no pun intended) rather than anything else. It'll be an interesting mix. A good friend of mine will be posting some stories about growing up Mexican American in Chicago. He grew up in the barrios, so that should be a good read. His pieces may be interspersed in between mine, so it'll be a nice mix. He writes under the name El Guapo. (Three Amigos, anyone?)
And yes, I love Chicago, and most of all, I love small businesses of almost all types, because I think they are the wheels that keeps our economy growing and usually provides levels of products or services that come from wanting to make their customers happy and coming back, rather than just merely making money.
Ciao!