Andrew-Austin
01-20-2009, 08:01 PM
Yeah so I did not watch the inauguration, but earlier I walked past a TV set which had Entertainment Tonight's coverage of it. Couldn't help but watch for a few minutes.
What captured my attention the most is the picture of the million something crowd that had gathered, then the exclamations from celebrities of this being "the bestest day eva!"
The 4-5 minutes of viewing, made me think of cults and religious worship. Yeah I know I was watching a show about celebrities, but really it was a more honest account/presentation than what you'd find on CNN. What we have here ladies and gentleman, is just celebrity worship, masquerading as hope for positive political changes. Their not in support of his policies, but his rhetoric. They do not love the man, they love the image of the man. At least for the moment, the image of Obama represents all that is good. Hope, patriotism, self sacrifice, charity, etc. Just look at a video like this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oY18KXQE1Rw) and for a moment view it as a power game. These celebrities are pledging to do good in the name of Obama, the center and holder of power. To be regarded in high light, they associate themselves with Obama. One celebrity pledges not to use plastic bags at the grocery store, Puff Daddy pledges to turn the lights off as he leaves a room.
But back to the mass gathering at the Capital. Millions gather to get a shitty view through binoculars of one man being given butt loads of power. Maybe for the people near the back of the crowd its just another social event, but for the majority its something to really get excited about. Question: is there any other reason a million plus Americans would gather in such a way, other than to celebrate the empowerment of one worshiped politician?
http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/8795/cultcrowdea5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/7932/cultworshipxu3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
An e-cookie to the first person who can guess whats behind Obama's head in the second picture.
Tell me if I'm just being moody and emo...
What captured my attention the most is the picture of the million something crowd that had gathered, then the exclamations from celebrities of this being "the bestest day eva!"
The 4-5 minutes of viewing, made me think of cults and religious worship. Yeah I know I was watching a show about celebrities, but really it was a more honest account/presentation than what you'd find on CNN. What we have here ladies and gentleman, is just celebrity worship, masquerading as hope for positive political changes. Their not in support of his policies, but his rhetoric. They do not love the man, they love the image of the man. At least for the moment, the image of Obama represents all that is good. Hope, patriotism, self sacrifice, charity, etc. Just look at a video like this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oY18KXQE1Rw) and for a moment view it as a power game. These celebrities are pledging to do good in the name of Obama, the center and holder of power. To be regarded in high light, they associate themselves with Obama. One celebrity pledges not to use plastic bags at the grocery store, Puff Daddy pledges to turn the lights off as he leaves a room.
But back to the mass gathering at the Capital. Millions gather to get a shitty view through binoculars of one man being given butt loads of power. Maybe for the people near the back of the crowd its just another social event, but for the majority its something to really get excited about. Question: is there any other reason a million plus Americans would gather in such a way, other than to celebrate the empowerment of one worshiped politician?
http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/8795/cultcrowdea5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/7932/cultworshipxu3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
An e-cookie to the first person who can guess whats behind Obama's head in the second picture.
Tell me if I'm just being moody and emo...