Comments on: Young people are discouraged by Obama’s approach to the big issues

By: michaelholloway

michaelholloway — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:43:01 +0000

3 days ago I wrote,

"The fight he's picking with the Banks right now may be seen a a step in that direction?"

Exactly what he's dong today. Hmm I think Obama's team must be reading here, or is this a function of social networking's collective consciousness?

Obama's top advisors on this are the same who advised Greenspan. The gloves are off - and it's personal.

Interesting times.

Michael Holloway
@m_holloway

By: Michael Holloway

Michael Holloway — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:52:15 +0000

Good to see young people are with it.

Three defining features of the (N) American Meme:

-Economy
-War
-Civil rights

The order switches about depending on the state of the union.

Perhaps Obama needs to review his vision speech and Act in some way that "concretizes" the dream for young people. Something perhaps that helps young people understand the perilous balancing act he is negotiating. The fight he's picking with the Banks right now may be seen a a step in that direction?

@m_holloway

By: TCM

TCM — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 11:01:34 +0000

As a Briton who has followed Obama's journey to his presidency with interest, I too have to say that I don't know what he is doing right now. I can only guess that he is working tirelessly behind the scenes to navigate those diverse and antagonistic corridors of power that we are led to believe facilitates the running of the US. But of course, as I read this back I can detect my own positive spin on the absence of information. The Obama campaign brought many, many people to attention and action – it was both inspired and inspiring. But now I am left thinking: was it purely a fluke; or are there no strategists able to tell The Team that leaving the foot soldiers and voters standing out in the cold for this long, will only leave a hole in their heart that some great pretender can fill? Beware THAT revolution.

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By: Susan Jacobsen

Susan Jacobsen — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:08:42 +0000

Great article. I think it is interesting to note how the internet has been affecting people's opinions over the last few years.

I just read a new book published by Harvard called “Wired for Thought” where the author compares the Internet to the brain. One of his central arguments is that the Internet is actually behaving as a third-party. So when information is twittered or blogged or posted on social networks, the effect is that it compounds into a collective consciousness–at least according to the author of the book (Jeffrey Stibel).

It is that Internet “opinion” that is changing the influence of many, particularly young adults. I suspect this phenomenon is behind Obama's poling numbers.