Populist Reform of the Democratic Party
In reply to the discussion: Thoughts: Why is Pres. Obama shoving the TPP down our throats? [View all]Jakes Progress
(11,122 posts)But this is the place to try.
I've come to think that he is awed by wealth and so ignores anyone who is not very rich. Just some schoolyard psychology, but maybe it has to do with not being rich when young. He is a product of our culture - a culture that worships the rich. They are our aristocracy, and we imbue them with intelligence they do not have. Most got wealthy through luck and connections and crass disregard for their fellow man, but the abiding American idea is that they know something the rest of us don't.
I have known a few truly wealthy people. Not one was as intelligent as many of my worker friends.
Just look at Obama's cabinet. Look at who he chooses to listen to. I mean to follow the advice of wall street bankers after they wrecked the economy was the very picture of a lost little kid trusting the big man to help him find his way.
Kinda sad. For him and for us.