,OBAMA3 ,! TIMES !Y >E A-*ANG+8 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,IA9 ,MC,KAY 

,TEXT 3 

,IT IS H>D NOT TO BE MOV$ BY ! SI<T ( A BLACK MAN BECOM+ ,PRESID5T ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,NOR IS IT POSSIBLE NOT TO FEEL HOPE AT ! SI<T ( SO MANY PEOPLE TAK+ A KE5 9T]E/ 9 !IR SOCIETY1 EXPRESS+ JOY AT ! PROSPECT ( *ANGE4 ,NOR IS SEE+ ! ,BU% ,JUNTA F9ALLY GET A 7LIMIT$7 COMEUPPANCE )\T SOME PLEASURE4 ,EQUALLY1 IT IS H>D NOT TO BE OPTIMI/IC AB\T AN ,AM]ICAN ELECTION RESULT 9 :I* SOMEONE LABEL$ BY HIS OPPON5TS AS A 0,M>XI/0 & 0SOCIALI/0 GETS ! MAJORITY4 ,SURE1 MO/ PEOPLE 7CORRECTLY7 W\LD HAVE DISMISS$ ?IS AS ! NONS5SE IT WAS1 BUT IT SUGGE/S ?AT AFT] DECADES ( 0SOCIALISM = ! RI*0 7NEO-LIB]ALISM7 ! PROSPECT ( SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC RE=MS HAVE LO/ MU* ( !IR FE>4 

,9 ?OSE S5SES1 ?IS IS A HI/ORIC RESULT4 ,H[EV]1 AS AN>*I/S WE >E AW>E ( ! LIMITATIONS ( *ANGE VIA ! /ATE4 ,?AT IS :Y WE >E AN>*I/S1 AFT] ALL4 ,OBAMA REPRES5TS ! MORE PROGRESSIVE 7& MORE SANE7 W+ ( ! ,AM]ICAN ,BUS9ESS ,P>TY SO ANY 0*ANGE0 ?AT MAY BE COM+ WILL NOT *ALL5GE ! P[] ( CAPITAL HAS OV] ! /ATE4 ,EQUALLY1 ! P[]FUL ECONOMIC1 POLITICAL & SOCIAL 9T]E/S :I* 5SUR$ #h YE>S ( ,BU% WILL NOT DISAPPE>4 ,AS ) ,CL9TON1 ?AT PRESSURE WILL BE PLAC$ ON ,OBAMA TO IMPLEM5T 0RE=MS0 SIMIL> 9 CONT5T & AIM 7IF NOT QUITE AS EXTREME7 AS ?OSE ?AT W\LD BE IMPLEM5T$ BY A ,REPUBLICAN ,PRESID5T4 ,WE %\LD NOT =GET ?AT IT WAS ,CL9TON :O 0RE=M$0 WELF>E1 REPEAL$ KEY REGULATIONS ON F9ANCIAL M>KETS1 PRESID$ OV] RECORD 9CREASES 9 9EQUALITY1 BACK$ ,N,A,F,T,A & SO ON4 ,&1 ( C\RSE1 IF ECONOMIC PRESSURES DO NOT WORK !RE IS ! /ATE BUREAUCRACY ) ITS NETWORK ( P]MAN5T 9/ITUTIONS & (FICIALS :O CAN H9D] & DELAY ANY S]I\S RE=MS :I* ! CAPITALI/ CLASS OPPOSES4 

,?IS IS NOT TO SUGGE/ ?AT ! P>TIES >E ID5TICAL4 ,!Y >E NOT1 AS CAN BE SE5 FROM SOME ( ! POLICIES SUGGE/$ & RHETORIC US$4 ,YES1 !Y >E BO? CAPITALI/ P>TIES BUT !RE >E DIFF]5CES :I* IT W\LD BE FOOLI% TO IGNORE OR D5Y4 ,?IS DOES NOT MEAN WE NE$ SUPPORT ! ,DEMOCRATS 7OR ,LABOR 9 ,BRITA91 & SO ON71 IT MEANS WE NE$ TO ADDRESS ! REASONS :Y PEOPLE DID VOTE = ,OBAMA & HAVE HOPE HE WILL *ANGE ?+S = ! BETT] :5 WE EXPLA9 ! AN>*I/ CASE = SOCIAL TRANS=MATION FROM BEL[1 BY ! PEOPLE !MSELVES4 

,! AUDACITY ( ,MC,CA9 TRY+ TO PORTRAY HIMSELF AS ! C&IDATE = *ANGE WAS /AGG]+4 ,YET IT IS REPRES5TATIVE ( A G5]AL DISGU/ ( ! WAY ,AM]ICA HAS BE5 HEAD+1 SOME?+ :I* ! #h YE>S ( ! ,BU% ,JUNTA HAS CR[N$ ) A P>TICUL>LY 9COMPET5T1 AU?ORIT>IAN & CORRUPT REIGN 7:I* IS :Y ,JOE-!-,PLUMB] WAS LAUD$ BY ,MC,CA9 :ILE ,GEORGE-!-,PRESID5T WAS IGNOR$74 ,LOOK+ BACK1 ,K]RY'S DEFEAT 9 #bd DID HAVE ! ADVANTAGE ( ALL[+ ! ,REPUBLICANS TIME TO REALLY EXPOSE ! BANKRUPTCY ( !IR IDEAS1 AG5DA & ! RAW CAPITALISM :I* !Y IDOLIZE4 ,NOT ?AT ! P>TY ( 9DIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY DID NOT TRY TO BLAME EV]YONE ELSE 7,CL9TON1 POOR PEOPLE1 BANK+ ACTS FROM ! #a#i#gS1 ETC47 = ! PROBLEMS FAC+ ,AM]ICA6 ,LUCKILY1 Y\ CANNOT FOOL 5\< ( ! PEOPLE ALL ! TIME4 

,OBAMA1 ( C\RSE1 GOT SIGNIFICANT 5DORSEM5TS FROM MANY ELEM5TS ( ! RUL+ ELITE :ILE1 ( C\RSE1 APPEAL+ TO ! G5]AL POPULATION4 ,! LATT] IS UNSURPRIS+1 GIV5 ! ALT]NATIVE4 ,! =M] IS EQUALLY UNSURPRIS+1 GIV5 ! MESS ! ,REPUBLICANS HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY HELP$ TO CREATE & ! FACT ?AT ! ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY IS1 = ALL ITS QUASI-POPULISM1 A BOSSES' P>TY4 ,AS 9 ! #a#i#cS1 MANY 9 ! RUL+ CLASS >E SEEK+ WAYS TO SAVE CAPITALISM FROM ITS WORSE EXCESSES4 ,9 ELITE CIRCLES1 ! DIFFICULTIES 9 HAV+ A REGIME COMMITT$ TO ! RHETORIC ( 0LAISSEZ-FAIRE0 9 ! FACE ( ECONOMIC CRISIS %\LD BE OBVI\S4 ,HAV+ ANY BAIL\TS & O!R 9T]V5TIONS DELAY$ BECAUSE ( ?AT RHETORIC IS PROBLEMATIC 9 ! EXTREME1 GIV5 ! POSSIBLE DEP?S :I* ! IMPLOSION ( NEO-LIB]ALISM C\LD REA* - = 0SOCIALISM0 IS ALWAYS ON ! C>DS1 AS LONG AS ITS PRIM>ILY = ! RI*444 

,9 ?AT S5SE MANY ( ! ,AM]ICAN ELITE MAKE ! SAME MI/AKE AS MANY ON ! RE=MI/ LEFT4 ,! /ATE ACTS TO DEF5D ! 9T]E/S ( ! CAPITALI/ CLASS AS A :OLE1 TO KEEP ! SY/EM GO+4 ,?AT MEANS IT NE$S TO BE A P[] ABOVE 9DIVIDUAL COMPANIES & 9DIVIDUALS & BE WILL+ TO CONTROL !M 9 ! WID] 9T]E/S ( ! SY/EM4 ,?IS TASK CREATES ! ILLUSION ?AT ! /ATE IS ABOVE CLASSES1 ?AT IT C\LD BE US$ TO FUR!R SOCIAL RE=M4 ,= ?OSE ELEM5TS 9 ! ELITE1 ?IS FE> MAKES !M SUBSCRIBE TO ANTI-GOV]NM5T RHETORIC :ILE1 ( C\RSE1 SEEK+ GOV]NM5T P[] & 9FLU5CE4 ,YET JU/ AS /ATE ACTION WAS NE$$ TO CREATE CAPITALISM 9 ! FIR/ PLACE1 SO IT IS REQUIR$ TO KEEP IT GO+4 ,PROBLEMS ALWAYS >ISE :5 ! RUL+ ELITE />TS TO BELIEVE ITS [N RHETORIC & ! IDEOLOGICAL NONS5SE ( ECONOMICS TEXTBOOKS AB\T CAPITALISM BE+ SELF-REGULAT+ & /ABLE4 ,AT TIMES LIKE ?IS1 ANTI-GOV]NM5T RHETORIC JU/ GETS 9 ! WAY ( A MORE S5SIBLE APPROA*4 

,SO1 GIV5 ! ECONOMIC CONTEXT1 WE CAN EXPECT AN 9CREASE 9 ! RESPECTABILITY ( ,KEYNESIANISM AT ! EXP5SE ( 0LAISSEZ-FAIRE0 RHETORIC4 ,:AT ( POPUL> RE=M1 ! SOCIAL-,KEYNESIANISM & POPUL> POLICIES MO/ ( ,OBAMA'S SUPPORT]S SEEK8 ,?AT DEP5DS ON :AT PEOPLE DO N[ ?AT !Y HAVE VOT$4 ,A KEY ELEM5T ( ! AN>*I/ >GUM5T AGA9/ RADICALS US+ ELECTIONS IS ?AT IT PLACES ! FOCUS = *ANGE 9 ! H&S ( ! ELECT$ REPRES5TATIVE RA!R ?AN ! PEOPLE !MSELVES 7ANO!R1 ?AT IT DE-RADICALIZES ! P>TY 9 QUE/ION & TURNS IT RE=MI/ IS NOT APPLICABLE H]E AS ! ,DEMOCRATS >E A CAPITALI/ P>TY74 ,*ANGE IS APP>5TLY COM+1 BUT ONLY :5 ,OBAMA IS ABLE TO PROVIDE IT4 ,YET ! NATURE ( ?AT *ANGE WILL DEP5D ON ! PRESSURES ?AT HIS GOV]NM5T IS SUBJECT TO4 

,?AT BIG BUS9ESS & ! ,REPUBLICAN SME>-MA*9E WILL BE GE>+ UP TO 5SURE !IR AG5DA & 9T]E/S >E RESPECT$ GOES )\T SAY+4 ,! QUE/ION IS3 :AT WILL ! ,AM]ICAN PEOPLE DO8 ,WILL !Y RETURN HOME1 WAIT+ = ,OBAMA TO IMPLEM5T HIS ACTUALLY QUITE VAGUE M&ATE = *ANGE8 ,OR WILL !Y USE ! OPTIMISM & HOPE ?AT HIS HI/ORIC W9 HAS G5]AT$ TO ACT = !MSELVES8 ,WILL !Y BE ABLE TO IMPOSE FROM ! /REETS & WORKPLACES ! K9D ( *ANGE :I* WILL B5EFIT !M8 ,IF NOT1 !N ! HOPE & JOY EXP]I5C$ BY MANY WILL QUICKLY TURN 9TO DISAPPO9TM5T1 CYNICISM & APA?Y4 ,IF SO1 !N A G5U9E ALT]NATIVE TO CAPITALISM C\LD BE CREAT$ & AN>*I/S %\LD BE AT ! =EFRONT 9 ADVOCAT+ ! BASICS ( ANY REAL *ANGE & REAL ALT]NATIVE - DIRECT ACTION1 SOLID>ITY1 MUTUAL AID & SOCIAL MOVEM5TS ROOT$ 9 \R WORKPLACES & COMMUNITIES4 ,?IS IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE1 IT HAPP5$ AMAZ+LY QUICKLY 9 ,>G5T9A :5 ITS NEO-LIB]AL EXP]IM5T COLLAPS$4 

,BY SO DO+1 WE CAN NOT ONLY FI<T = IMPROVEM5TS TODAY BUT ALSO CREATE ! POSSIBILITY ( A NEW WORLD4 ,ULTIMATELY1 IF ! LA/ #c-ODD YE>S ( /AGNAT+ WORK+ CLASS 9COME %[S1 NOT ACT+ IS A GU>ANTEE = RIS+ 9EQUALITY1 FALL+ SOCIAL MOBILITY & SO>+ 9SECURITIES & /RESS4 ,*ANGE CAN COME1 BUT ONLY IF WE ACT TO A*IEVE IT4 ,ELECT+ ,OBAMA IS HI/ORIC = MANY REASONS BUT REAL1 FUNDAM5TAL1 *ANGE COMES FROM BEL[4 ,\R TASK AS LIB]T>IANS IS TO BUILD ! SOCIAL MOVEM5TS REQUIR$ TO TURN HOPE AB\T *ANGE 9TO ITS REALITY4 

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