So, the prize committee chooses Obama, less than a year after he has begun to operate on the world stage, before many concrete results have been seen.
Spontaneously, I see this as a gesture of thankfulness and hope; thankfulness to the American people that they have elected a successor to Bush, a man who did so much global damage, a successor who works with different visions and ideal-structures, a more positive fundamental view of what it means to be human and what societies (local, national and global) can and should be doing and achieving. Hope that he will realise some of this vision and trust that his country and the world puts in him. The past few months have made me a little concerned that the experts and lobbyists, advisors and professional analysts are wearing him down with detail and realpolitik. Maybe this award will strengthen that "Yes, we can" impetus, in the face of the everyday inertia of the thousand arguments of complicatedness against changing anything, against daring to hope. Francis --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
