The Many Faces of Barack Obama and Race in America: An Immigrant's View (ePub)
Barack Obama came into...
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The most startling idea in this short book is that Bernie Sanders is a continuation and a realization of Barack Obama, the shining candidate of 2008, and one who would have the power to implement what the former could not.
Barack Obama came into the presidency riding on the dreams of millions, millions who echoed his idealism: "Yes, we can!" Many of these were darker-skinned, like him, many were immigrants or African-Americans who believed that merely to have a black President was a victory in itself.
But then, having assumed office, he disappointed many. What can Obama still do towards lasting change in the final six months of his presidency?
For much can yet be accomplished by Barack Obama were he to undergo a transformation (like the transformation briefly seen in his suddenly muscular action on immigration in late 2014). Among other things, he could root for Bernie Sanders, who has the best chance of implementing some of Obama's vision, including dreams that he probably kept to himself..
Richard Crasta is the author of "The Revised Kama Sutra: A Novel", published in ten countries and seven languages, and of "Impressing the Whites: The New International Slavery"--a satirical, subversive, yet hopeful book on race.
Richard's books include fiction, nonfiction, essays, autobiography, humor, and satire, and have been described as "exuberant," "courageous," "hilarious," and "going where no Indian writer has gone before."
His 12 books include "Impressing the Whites," "The Killing of an Author," and the subversive anthology of humor, "I Will Not Go the F**k to Sleep" (a non-parental version with more political humor has been published under the title "The Empire Bites Back"); he also edited and added essays to his father's memoir, "Eaten by the Japanese: The Memoir of an Unknown Indian Prisoner of War." His motives for writing include a passion for justice and free expression and a love of laughter.
Richard has traveled widely in North America, Asia, and Europe, and though technically a New York resident, spends most of his time in Asia working on seven books in progress. His likes include a wide range of music, movies, theater, and travel.
You may write to Richard at rc@richardcrasta.com or visit his website, http://www.richardcrasta.com
- Autor: Richard Crasta
- 2016, Englisch
- Verlag: Invisible Man Press
- ISBN-10: 1533778256
- ISBN-13: 9781533778253
- Erscheinungsdatum: 07.05.2016
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- Größe: 0.25 MB
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