Cult of personality

I have been rather critical of the ineffectual Obama presidency — which has produced some modest positive results, but not the change promised by the Obama candidacy.

As I’ve said — quoting Chris Hedges and others — he really is nothing more than a brand and his presidency offers the corporate state a more moderate face with which to preserve the prerogatives of capital.

That said, the focus on Obama has defanged the left by distracting us from the real work ahead. This piece from In These Times hits on this theme and should be a must read.

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Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet