Reply #44: In one of the debates he straight out said that change mostly comes from the bottom up [View All]

[Levgreee]

this follows in the legacy of MLK, of Ghandi, of so many other powerful figures. What did these people do to make change? Did they pass policies? Did they have powerful positions? No, yet they made some of the most powerful changes in our history.

I don't equate Obama to MLK, not even close. He is a hybrid of a policy-person and agent of change(MLK), and definitely not as profound. I'd consider him a disciple of MLK, though, as anyone could be, if they decided to(I am a disciple of MLK). Obama has the right view in my mind, of what needs to be done.

A new kind of politics, is what is needed.
The president is not a superman/superwoman, but I feel some look to the position as that. Someone so smart, savvy, that they will fix all our problems. The most genius policy expert in the world probably couldn't do it, the problem is one of many natures.