[President Obama] John Mayer on Hope
November 6th, 2008 by Dave StudinskiJohn Mayer writes in a seldomly used Huffington Post blog why “Hope” Is Not a Buzz Word.
To those who question whether hope is a tangible product worth building a campaign around, I’d say take a look at despair and how powerful that has been in reshaping how people think and live. I believe the definition of the “hope” that Barack Obama enthuses operates on the unspoken thesis that there has to be a polar opposite to the despair of 9/11. Because if we accept that there’s not, the will to live becomes forever altered. To adults who will vote for him, Barack Obama represents a return to prosperity. To the youth, he represents an introduction to it.
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