We're beginning to see some dramatic differences between Conservative and Progressive ideology. Although Obama is more pragmatic than ideological, he still has a definite world view of government's role in society, and we're beginning to see it in action now.
Conservatives generally have a contempt for government. That's one of the reasons they govern so badly. Would you put a CEO in charge of your company who believed the company was incapable of performing effectively, and in addition believed that the company shouldn't perform effectively? Of course not. But we elect presidents who believe that about our government. When Reagan made his famous statement that government is not the solution to the problem, it is the problem, he activated a conservative archetype that caused millions of people to rise up like zombies and worship him as if he had suddenly discovered some profound truth. That belief still exists among too many people. We see it in the inaction of the Bush administration in so many cases. And, we're seeing the opposite of that ideology in Obama's purposeful planning and decision making that will make the government an important instrument of change in all of our lives.
Government is not some evil entity that is separate from us. Government is us! Good government is not the problem. It is the solution.
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