We live in a cultural system that allows and in fact often rewards deception. Deception is part of the fabric of the culture. Vague associations that do not stand up to scrutiny, image management, ideology ungrounded in lived reality -- all of these patterns are commonplace in this culture, and many have grown accustomed to deception as a way of life.
I believe that in a limited but nonetheless significant way, Senator Obama's run for Presidency is challenging these dynamics. Whether on the left or the right, those who would choose ungrounded ideology and vague association over lived reality may find that these ways of being/doing aren't as successful as they have been
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