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Originally Posted by Jinn
You really should read Audacity of Hope, ace. I know it might be nothing more than opposition research to you, but I think it'd be worth it. The first chapter discusses the very thing you're talking about, from the politics of the 60s to the politics of Chicago. He isn't ignorant of his roots, nor his city's history.
It's awfully pie-in-the-sky for someone so jaded (realistic, depending on how you look at it) to believe that someone could rise to power outside of the power-brokering you rightfully believe exists, but keep in mind that there are still plenty of people who rightfully have the audacity to hope for something abnormal in our world of politics (like intellectual honesty).
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I gave a real example from an alleged quote from Obama. He goes to a Chicago power broker and asks for the mans help. I did not say they did anything illegal, but Obama could not, would not have risen to power without playing the game. That is just a reality of Chicago. In some places, like in New York, perhaps a person can come in a buy an election, like billionaire Mike Bloomberg (again not making that charge but money can make a big difference in getting elected in some places), in Chicago that won't work, it is all about the "machine". I am not making a value judgment, because if I had political ambitions in Chicago, I would have played the game also. I just say yhat we shoul not prtend.