Obama proposes "change" and "new". Are "change" and "new" always good for america?

Answer 1

Yes to both, but in moderation and with some questions.

Are the new things or the changes good for the USA? That depends on whether they are inherently good or bad things to begin with.

Radical change occurred because of 9/11. Further back in history, the 1929 stock market crash caused rapid change. Neither was good. Dec. 7, 1941 triggered rapid change. Lots of folks died based on the quick decisions we made. How many more would have died if we had NOT made those decisions? Who knows.

Radical change started when computers were invented. That was a good thing. Radical change started with the 1960s civil rights movement. That was a good thing. Radical change started with Louis Pasteur's Germ Theory of Diseases. That was a good thing.

In any case, change is a good thing because the rest of the world isn't standing still either. But SOME things should not be changed too quickly.

New things are good for the USA if they are good new things. Newness has nothing to do with how good something is.

It might be the NEW thing to have your private parts pierced with stainless steel studs. I still ain't gonna do it. It might be the NEW thing to drink grape Kool-Aid laced with sodium cyanate, but I ain't gonna do it. It might be the new thing for folks to start bombing embassies, but I an't gonna do it. BECAUSE.... those are things that aren't necessarily good in and of themselves, DESPITE their newness.

So in order to really answer the question, you have to look past the "buzz" words and see whether the proposed changes are good are bad; whether the proposed new things are good or bad - both when considered on their own and not in regard to being elements of change or newness.

Barack Obama, like all politicians, wants you to hear the buzz words but he is afraid to come out with too many details - because those don't like those details will suddenly have a point of attack. So I would simply take the buzz words as "par for the course" when dealing with ANY politician and wait to see what the substantive changes will be like. THEN is when you make decisions.

Answer 2

As America seems to have been at war just about the entire last 100 years, I would vote for a BIG change. How about peace, tranquility, love, diplomacy.

Progress, change, new are all good words but not always for the best. I moved to Nicaragua 18 months back and that was an enormous step into the past. Life IS possible without a camera, cell phone iPod, 50" plasma TV, microwave ovens, McDonalds and Starbucks on every corner. I even discovered two unused parts of my body - feet. I walk everywhere and lost 50 pounds.

It was change, but it was not new - and it was definitely for the better.

Answer 3

America is built on change and new. But it is also a melting pot, so you have to be able to take the change and the new and make it work with the old. That is where alot of our problems are stemming from.

Sure I think Obama is for change and "new", but aren't most Presidential candidates? The real question is..... if elected will anyone notice the change and new?

Personally I think we are so far from what we started with, (the melting process has stopped) and we have becomed too concerned with making everything work for and with the new. We need to remember that we are a melting pot, we ALL have to GIVE a little to make change work.

And Yes I will say it...
RON PAUL 08

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Saying and doing are two different things. With that said, there are many things in this country that do need some change, even if it causes discomfort in the short-term, we must look to the future. Do I believe Obama will be the one to impliment beneficial change in this country? The jury isn't in on that one yet...

Answer 6

That is essentially the battle between the parties.

My personal opinion is that we are in desperate need for change right now. This administration has had consistatnly low approval ratings, Congress has extremely low approval ratings, it's obvious we need a change and we need a leader who can make a change in DC.

Answer 7

Although Obama may propose " change " & " new "......Obama has absolutely no clue as to what is good for America ?

Answer 8

NO we need to change to the OLD principles this country was founded on. The NEW way isn't working and is destroying and bankrupting this country. We need to change back to following the constitution because it's that document that protects us from the government.

Answer 9

Well no, not always. We have been through a lot of changes since 2000. All good? I don't think so. All bad? Probably not either.

Answer 10

I thought this was food for thought, for the upcoming
elections.


Subject: Who is Barach Obama
Probable U. S. presidential candidate, Barack
Hussein Obama was born in
Honolulu, Hawaii, to Barack Hussein Obama, Sr., a
black MUSLIM from
Nyangoma-Kogel, Kenya and Ann Dunham, a white
ATHIEST from Wichita, Kansas.

Obama's parents met at the University of Hawaii.
When Obama was two years
old, his parents divorced. His father returned to
Kenya. His mother then
married Lolo Soetoro, a RADICAL Muslim from
Indonesia.

When Obama was 6 years old, the family relocated to
Indonesia. Obama
attended a MUSLIM school in Jakarta. He also spent
two years in a Catholic school.

Obama takes great care to conceal the fact that he
is a Muslim. He is quick
to point out that, "He was once a Muslim, but that
he also attended Catholic school."

Obama's political handlers are attempting to make
it appear that Obama's
introduction to Islam came via his father, and that
this influence was
temporary at best. In reality, the senior Obama
returned to Kenya soon after the
divorce, and never again had any direct influence
over his son's education.

Lolo Soetoro, the second husband of Obama's mother,
Ann Dunham, introduced
his stepson to Islam. Obama was enrolled in a
Wahabi school in Jakarta.

Wahabism is the RADICAL teaching that is followed
by the Muslim terrorists
who are now waging Jihad against the western world.

Since it is politically expedient to be a CHRISTIAN
when seeking Major
public office in the United States, Barack Hussein
Obama has joined the United Church of Christ in an
attempt
to downplay his Muslim background.

Let us all remain alert concerning Obama's expected
presidential candidacy.

The Muslims have said they plan on destroying the
US from the inside out,
what better way to start than at the highest level
- through the President of the United States, one of
their own!!!!

ALSO, keep in mind that when he was sworn into
office - he DID NOT use the
Holy Bible, but instead the Kuran (Their equivalent
to our Bible, but very different beliefs)

Please forward to everyone you know. Would you want
this man leading our country?......NOT ME!!!
William H. Shay
Yale University - Procurement
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