Obamania?!
Are we crazy? Weird?
I mean honestly!
The US-president is no pop star. No celeb.
He is a politician.
Why don’t we treat him like that?
How interested have we (means the whole world including the Americans and the Europeans) been into politics till now?
If we are not really interested in every other political action here in the EU or in the world – why are we in everything this man takes?
Don’t get me wrong – as a completed citizen it is absolutely necessary to be political. But please not in this one-sided-way!
Where is the reason everyone being so “semi-American”?
Everyone’s so proud and there’s all this euphoria and American attitude,
every employee is so heavenly lucky to be allowed to work in the “3000-kilometers-around-Obama-area”.
There is all this patriotic music and everyone is dying to “once-see-Mister-President”.
And even the Protestant priest of the Dresden’s Frauenkirche seems to see a heaven sent angel in him.
Even Forbes-mag - which is an economic magazine - put him on #49 of the most important celebs. The first time a President is set here now. He had earned around $2.5mio. just by his published books last year. Heidi Klum, Germany's best-known celebrity, just got position 78.
I ask you: why has this one man such a huge influence?
Why are we all going crazy right here?
Like seeing the biggest rock star on stage?
And: Is there a way out?!
Hope is still lasting. Let’s see how long.
See links:
http://www.rtl.de/rtlaktuell/rtl_aktuell_videoplayer.php?article=28973 /
http://www.rtl.de/rtlaktuell/rtl_aktuell_videoplayer.php?article=28957 /
http://www.mdr.de/thueringen/6413214.html /
http://obama.lvz-online.de/lvzs.site,postext,news,artikel_id,7165.html?PHPSESSID=19j3re8an2j2frj0dpl0pf0j05 /
http://www.mdr.de/thueringen/6413214.html /
http://www.frauenkirche-dresden.de/pfarrer.html
http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/leute/0,1518,628493,00.html
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Since the "Obamania" doesn't seem to influence his politics I wouldn't agree on seeing it in such a negative light. In my eyes Obama has given the world enough reason to be maniac about him, his politics, his actions, his idea of bringing change!
ReplyDeleteWhat I really don't understand is the huge hype about his family (especially his wife, her clothes and their DOG!!). That's the point where I think: "Are we crazy?"
Well, it is true that this is especially to be meant in the way you describe it.
ReplyDeleteAnd of course there is nothing bad in being fascinated. He is not a bad politician.
But it is not a good change for the media and the American political views that this is happening is such a huge dimenion.
There is nothing to be said against liking him.
But he is no celeb. No pop star.
He shouldn't become one, shouldn't be loved like one, shouldn't be treated like one.
He is in fact a politician.