Obama And American Popular Imagination?

America is a friend of all nations. because America will not be able to buck his own large
(Obama inauguration speech, 20/01/09).

What distinguishes Obama with Bush, and what separates Obama with FD Roosevelt? In this case, not many people who argue, that Obama is a president who is very different from the previous seniors, especially Obama are African-Americans, who first became "ruler" America. This is what distinguishes Obama with other American president.
Obama And American Popular Imagination?


Obama and Bush are two very different figures, Obama and Roosevelt was the son of another age, this obvious fact. No wonder with this difference, until the inauguration moment Obama on Tuesday (20/01) many people still worship Obama as "the new leader" for the new United States. This is a pile of hope a majority of Americans and the world at Obama.


However, Obama is the age that a child born when the world was raging, when the United States infected with "plague" the economy, Barack Obama is the hope of the world, and the locomotive for the economic rise of the United States. But is it so?
After Obama's inauguration speech, many people shocked, to give birth "cheers" a boisterous, but whether the meaning of thunder "cheers" are for the devotee of Obama? Maybe not as beautiful as what is heard by Obama, this might mengedapkan the entire length disappointment "cheers", which is wedged between admiration and doubt on an Obama. In fact, what is revealed by Obama just gave birth to "pile" was built in the hope that political verbalitas. Here, with great konseptornya Obama. Obama is very adept at creating verbalitas language, at once soothing, though not permanent impulse. Obama's smart to make the world asking "Where did America really go? Terjawabkah After Obama said the world during his inauguration speech? Day Tuesday (20/01) is the day awaited by the world. For the world is waiting for the American attitude toward" plague "that was infecting the world and the United.


In praxis there are two things that are expected from an Obama world. First, Obama's attitude toward the Islamic world, particularly related to the Palestinian and Israeli conflict. Second, Obama's response to the crisis of values in the anatomy of economic capitalism was years in the United States. In essence, Obama still has not dared to passivity break with the words that burn, not yet able to dare to leave the "image / image" of the old character of power terhujam in the United States. Glimpse of the new America, is still limited to "the imagination of a Obama", but will fall apart when touched reality.


Is that true? At first glance this is so visible on the surface.


And what about the hidden reality of an Obama, what shape the imagination of a new world, new Americans are still settled in minda an Obama?
Obama Economic Walfare imagination.


There are interesting from Obama's speech as a series was inaugurated, the string of the phrase "the American economic revival is not measured by the GDP (Gross Domestic Product), but the economy's ability to create wealth for Americans". Does this mean that America will leave the principle values of capitalism, which is chronic in the American economy or the anatomy is a signifier that the United States with a cold hand Obama will set the U.S. economy based on principles of economic walfare. If this is true then this is meant by "the myth of black messiah" who settled in the dream of people of African-American Obama. Through Obama's America seems to be out of a vicious circle (satanic cycle) that America was the sole ruler of the world. Actual fact, the United States did not sehabat United States that-great not because of the action, but no more for its ability to build a great image (genious image) for the world. In fact, in the robes of his brilliance, America is weak right by its own economy. Therefore, no exaggeration when people say something is wrong in the United States economy.


Therefore, associated with "pestilence" in the U.S. economy, Obama creates unique designs, ranging from the design of economic structures, to the basic philosophy of the American economy. In this case, Obama is planning to menjinakan "American capitalism" to supplement "economic walfare". Ignited a la Obama's economic design, especially related to economic walfare (read; economic welfare) who was an Obama mengelitik mind, encourages "us" again examine the economic policies that will dibengkeli by Obama.


Obama's roots are sensitive to the economic crisis in the United States, then the root issue is the core of Obama's political campaign. Now Americans are experiencing economic inertia, as a result of assuming "the market"; to social and economic inequality undermine the optimism of its citizens against the economic structure of market capitalism (market capitalism) America. Now, said Ahmad Erani Yustika, America was a "sleepy state" in the economic field. In fact, during the United States handed over to the market economy of motion, in this case is driven only by the wild capitalism society, which affect the American economy. This can lead to economic inequality, which then makes the social sector neglected, such as education and health.


Responding to this situation, Obama is designing a unique and different approach to previous approaches - to tame capitalism in the United States, Obama's progressive tax applies (progresive tax). In planning praksisnya, more affluent residents (income above U.S. 250.000dollar) will get a higher tax burden. This is an important core of the "economic walfare" which was designed by Obama. In another form, Obama gave birth to the American economy with fiscal approach. "For the short term, we must focus on stimulating the economy and create 2.5 million jobs. There needs to be reform in Washington, especially in terms of fiscal," said Obama, quoted by Inilah.com (25/11/08). Will sukseskah Obama economic design or merely the imagination of the American economy?
If during this, the U.S. economy is managed by the Berkeley Mafia-style economists, all marketsentris department. Now Obama, trying to turn the turbine to the U.S. economy keynessian style. This can be traced from Obama's goal to apply a progressive tax. In the tradition keynessian, progressive tax would encourage the movement of "This real sector", and encourages the consumption level of this community-associated if the government focused on the micro sector of the economy. Permanent effects of progressive taxation would encourage pengumpalan of total demand (aggregate demand). On the scale of investment, an established group of investment will increase, due to the progressive tax to encourage them save some income. While small community groups, and middle would try to increase the portion of consumption. From this condition, distribution and circulation revenue would move quickly. Wealth does not settle on just one well-established group, but he will move into the pockets of the poor, through the "aksesif" circulating in the capital markets and in the axis of the economic activities of society. In this form, the United States economy inverted pyramid shape, cut trickle down effect. Community established itself, will be encouraged to empower small communities in the U.S. through the financial sector, and then flows on This real sector. This is the imagination of the middle economic walfare intriguing and become the economic design Obama for America. What about Indonesia?.


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