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<\/a>By Gee Joyner\u00a0<\/a>
R3 Contributor<\/p>\n

I thought about introducing this piece by copying and pasting one of the numerous, if not exhausted, references by political media pundits equating Barack Obama to the Messiah (metaphorically speaking of course), or a savior, for the United States of America. Then, I decided that would be too obvious, too contrived, lame, even corny, at best. So, I thought about giving a brief 145 word historical analysis of the African in America since 1619 and the nuances of the subordinating, debilitating, and socioeconomic and political stifling vis-a-vis prescribed attributes and derogatory stereotyping of the Black American which has had catastrophic effects on our psyche and self-esteem. But, I decided against that introduction as well.<\/p>\n

By now, my scholars, students, and Intelligentsia are laughing and enjoying the literary trope I\u2019ve used up until this point. I\u2019m literally introducing the piece with all the introductions I claimed I was against. I guess you could say this piece will be a \u2018stream of consciousness\u2019 in the vein of philosopher William James, who coined the term in his book \u2018The Principles of Philosophy\u2019 (1890).<\/p>\n

In my opinion, and subjective reality constructed by the ethnic hierarchy that existed in this country long before my father lay with my mother in the late 70s, there is no scholarly path in which I can intellectually walk in order to definitively compose a rhetorical construct that posits President Barack Obama as America\u2019s Christ, yet that\u2019s what the POTUS has become; A savior. A messiah who\u2019ll cure the ills of the Black ghettos and inspire the Millennial and their offspring and their offspring\u2019s offspring to be great, to challenge the status quo, to break down barriers, to make race, or color, invisible, if not non-existent or a non-factor. So, I will write until I\u2019ve reached my limit\u2014let\u2019s say 1000 words, so that I won\u2019t lose your attention.
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