''People see themselves in him ... because he contains multitudes.''

[sloppyjoe25s]

It's true.

I've been supporting Obama since looong looong before he even got in the campaign. The main reason was his international heritage.

I spend over 2 years in Bangladesh when I was a child (my father a physician with the VA - was working there on Small Pox and Cholera).

There is a part of "The Audacity of Hope" - where Obama talks about being a young boy, wandering in the fields and markets of indonesia, playing with his friends - not really knowing how different he was to be able to have US Citizenship, and to be able to later in life take advantage of the wonderful riches and opportunity of the USA. He saw those around him - young indonesian boys and girls - as just other human beings.

As his sister in Hawaii suggests, I saw myself in him. My childhood memories of Bengali friends in Bangladesh flooded back to me. Days wandering fields and markets, myself unaware that my "fly-away" blonde hair, and white skin alone were a spectacle. Seeing my Bengali friends just as other children like me.

I knew then - when i read those passages - that i wanted this man as my president. Someone who truly knows the oneness of all people's of the world.

Maybe that is too personal for DU - maybe it means i'm part of a cult - but there you have it!

see also:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4589740

which triggered this - feel free to K&R if you like...

[sloppyjoe25s]

1. ummmm

[alcibiades_mystery]

2. Hillary supporters! The correct response to this is....

He contains platitudes.


Thank you! Thank you!

[Big Blue Marble]

3. You express a very beautiful sentiment.

And you are right. It may be too personal for this place. I know when I heard him speak at the Dem Convention,
I wanted him to be our president. He is a unique person offering himself to us at a unique time. I, for one,
I am very grateful for the sacrifices that he and his family have made and will make for our country and the world.

Those who would scream cult are confused and bewildered. They cannot understand his remarkable appeal and would
rather denigrate his supporters than open their ears to listen. "Cynicism is a sorry kind of wisdom."

[Window]

4. K/R

Peace:thumbsup:

[QC]

5. Reminds me of Chance the Gardener in Being There.

A vessel sufficiently empty that people can fill it with what they most want.

[applegrove]

6. Enough with the cult stuff. Obama is inspirational and I'm a Hillary supporter.

I hate Right Wing "talking points". This "cult" thing reeks of hatred. It implies one cannot be inspired by a great orator and agree with his policy stance.

[babylonsister]

7. Very nice, so nice I recommend! I know his living abroad had to

broaden his worldview, and I also like that about him, among other things.

[housewolf]

8. Not too personal

A warm and heart-felt contribution to the discussion. Thank you.