Posted on 12/18/2008 6:32:14 AM PST by TornadoAlley3
President-elect reveals how parenting tricks in shaming children influenced his management theory:
Barack Obama's coronation as Time magazine's person of the year is not a terribly great surprise, and the subsequent interview covers quite a bit of familiar ground, albeit in a very nicely-written way. However, there are few gems among the pages which stand out – one in particular when Obama is drawn on his management technique. The general theory is guilt first, followed by fear...
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geeeeee. all of a sudden, the world doesn’t seem to like its presumptive emperor so much.
It takes international journalism to put the word out....UFB
It's not going to be a fun four years...
It hasn’t even been a fun four weeks.
It’s nice to see (vis-a-vis his “grandmother comments”) that he still appears to be assigning racist thoughts/motivations to “typical whit people”.
Guilt, followed by Fear. Probably the least effective man management style possible. It is clear that Obama has never had to be a manager before.
And now you have a Commander-in-Chief whose idea of Leadership Style is Guilt, followed by Fear.
What a horrifying prospect!
It takes international journalism to put the word out....UFB
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I hardly ever pay attention to the British press. Mostly tabloid garbage.
But they are they only ones paying attention to the real Barack Obama. The US press is too afraid to go there. They are deep in the tank for Obammie.
Adolf Hitler's Barack Obama's coronation as Time magazine's person of the year is not a terribly great surprise, and the subsequent interview covers quite a bit of familiar ground, albeit in a very nicely-written way. However, there are few gems among the pages which stand out – one in particular when Hitler Obama is drawn on his management technique. The general theory is guilt first, followed by fear...
Guilt implies ‘sin’, and liberals don’t normally like the concept of sin.
Always nice to read trash about Zer0 after I find out aliens have taken over the set of Disparate Housewives.
LEADERSHIP CHARACTERISTICS OF CULTS:
12. The group focuses upon a leadership that members appear to display a zealous, unquestioning commitment towards.
13. Often the members’ allegiance is based upon the belief the leadership is, or represents, the Messiah, an avatar, a prophet, or possesses a special anointing from God.
14. The group’s leadership is not accountable to any authorities (as contrasted with ministers, pastors, priests or rabbis in mainstream religions or leaders of non-religious groups)
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15. Significant, and sometimes total, decision making authority rests with the leadership.
16. The leadership of the group will impose pressure or may openly dictate, sometimes in great detail, how members should think, act and feel. (e.g. lifestyle choices, dating, marriage, employment, education, clothing, living arrangements, child rearing, etc.)
17. The leadership may avoid or brush off questions they don’t have scriptural answers for.
18. The leadership will often answer questions differently depending upon who is the speaker and who is the listener.
19. Obedience to the leadership is understood to be required and expected from members.
20. The leadership is often emulated by members. This may include such items as similar mannerisms, clothing styles, modes of speech, hair styles, and attitudes.
21. Indiscretions and improper conduct by the leadership are often ignored or covered up.
METHODS CULTS USE TO CONTROL THEIR MEMBERS:
22. The group’s recruitment techniques are often deceptive.
23. New members are often lavished with love and attention thereby creating an attachment between the group and the new member. Later, further love and attention depends upon the member’s good performance (ie. love is conditional, not unconditional).
24. The group’s leadership induces, accentuates, and manipulates feelings of fear and guilt within its membership as a method of control.
We see how he snickered and laughed at any journalist who dared to ask a serious question.
Trouble is, those journalists are suitably cowed or are simply banished from the press plane or never called on again.
If Obama is willing to treat his own children this way, then Americans should expect no less.
Guilt, fear, coercion...
Now, to be fair, I think a lot of parents use these kinds of tactics to discipline/raise their children. Parents spank, yell, and threaten in hope it frightens the kid so much that he/she never does that again and use the “I’m disappointed in you” line...
I think it is frightening, though, to hear it from him because of his ideaology and background.
And here I thought liberals loved [to] sin.
You all know I think Obama is a big phoney but I think he has been much more temporate and reasonable than I thought he would be thus far and I give him a peppercorn of credit for that so far.
But.... but.... but...
He’s a SYMBOL!!!!
;^)
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