Previously published at The Iterate (defunct)
Much could be said of this old post: it's an exhibit of my tendency to go on and on, connecting diverse and probably hermetical ideas & references in some tapestry of dreaming and remembering; it's not to the point; it approaches the idea of 5GW from the philosophical, abstract point of view (and thus might not help very well the casual reader or combat soldier!); etc.
I remember this post from its first reference to Obama, before he became president, with a suggestion that perhaps he operates from a 5GW or at least a 5GW-leaning stance.
Still, to this day, I keep this thought in mind when I study what he is doing. I'm undecided. However, two other ideas color my general impression of Obama as it relates to 5GW:
- From my post on understanding 4GW better, and the ideas I developed in that post (which still inform much of my perception re: 4GW and 5GW), I take the idea that younger politicians may in fact move toward a 5GW approach merely as an undigested and little-understood response to the prevailing 4GW mindset that has informed politics in America for so long now. So yes, it could be generational, reactionary; and, Obama may be one of these.
- Building on what I wrote in "Emersonian Circles", and through witnessing what is now occurring w/ Obama, my growing impression is that, yes, he has always wanted to be, and probably sees himself as, a "Great Facilitator" who could bring diverse people together to accomplish great things.
Unfortunately, he's under the impression he can do what he does openly--not to mention the fact that the "larger circle" he would draw seems to be fracturing with every passing week. Of course, there could be some 5GW feinting, some jujitsu occurring that I simply have not -- cannot? -- see.
(Note: This post originally referred to a previous post, Emersonian Circles.)
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