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Yes apparently he carried Saul ALinsky's Rules for Radicals around with him - or used to when he was a community organiser. Community organising in North America is I think one of the roots of CP there. However, while ALinsky is great and I think Obama probably is someone of considerable integrity we do have to recognise that it is systemic power interests that will determine the shape of US policy. These are shifting in unredictable ways - the emphasis on climate change for example indicates that capitalism is having to adapt if it is to survive. But let's see. Good that the military kangaroo courts at Guantánamo will end. Now get the yanquis out of Cuba altogether! > Regarding "Obama's academic work in Chicago on power analysis was itself > not so far from community psychology" > > http://www.edwoj.com/Alinsky/AlinskyObamaChapter1990.htm > > http://www.thenation.com/doc/20070416/moberg > > David > ________________________________ > From: The UK Community Psychology Discussion List > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Frederic Stansfield > Sent: 21 January 2009 10:29 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [COMMUNITYPSYCHUK] Obama may offer new hope. > > I take your point about the Israeli lobby in American politics. > > Obama will be a tough but fair negotiator in foreign affairs. Leaving > aside the Muslim world, towards whom he was very clear in his > Inauguration Speech, he is likely to be tough on the United Kingdom. He > won't like the tradidional British establishment, whose colonialist policy > resulted in the torture of his grandfather. And it is clear what a > politician who has overcome huge obstacles to overcome the Chicago > political establishment for the interests of his community will correctly > think of New Labour's short-termist lack of guts in going along with > Bush's Republicans. The trouble is that the English people Community > Psychologists deal with, who have been equally hurt by the decadence of > British politics, are likely to be crushed in the cross-fire. > > Obama's academic work in Chicago on power analysis was itself not so far > from community psychology. Community Psychologists over here have > therefore got to think how we and grassroots British people can > shortcircuit the British establishment to show that if we are treated > fairly, rather than with spite because of those who oppressed us too, we > will go along with Obama's project at an international level. Our project > is Obama's project (or perhaps even vice versa), so we have to take a > lead. > > Frederic Stansfield > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ___________________________________ COMMUNITYPSYCHUK - The discussion list > for community psychology in the UK. To unsubscribe or to change your > details visit the website: > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=COMMUNITYPSYCHUK For any > problems or queries, contact the list moderators: Rebekah Pratt > ([log in to unmask]) or Grant Jeffrey ([log in to unmask]) > > -- > Academic Excellence at the Heart of Scotland. > The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, > number SC 011159. > > > ___________________________________ > COMMUNITYPSYCHUK - The discussion list for community psychology in the UK. > To unsubscribe or to change your details visit the website: > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=COMMUNITYPSYCHUK > For any problems or queries, contact the list moderators: Rebekah Pratt > ([log in to unmask]) or Grant Jeffrey ([log in to unmask]) > ___________________________________ COMMUNITYPSYCHUK - The discussion list for community psychology in the UK. To unsubscribe or to change your details visit the website: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=COMMUNITYPSYCHUK For any problems or queries, contact the list moderators: Rebekah Pratt ([log in to unmask]) or Grant Jeffrey ([log in to unmask])