Book Review: Barack Obama's The Audacity of Hope

 

In his first book, Dreams From My Father, published in 1995, Barack Obama described his childhood in Hawaii and Indonesia and his early years working for the poor, especially black, communities in Chicago. The letter concluded with a visit to his father's homeland, Kenya. At this point, Barack Obama was still resolving the issue of being black, 'enough to carry the cross' as he called it. In this second book, Audacity of Hope, published in 2006, the resurrected soul is free to explore the global problems of poverty in any race, ethnic group, or society. The masses have reason to doubt the motives of those seeking higher political positions but in Barack Obama they have found a leader they can trust.

Barack Obama describes the socio-economic situation in the USA with great clarity and erudition. Based on broad education, years of working with poor communities and extensive discussions with politicians of all incentives, he seeks solutions aimed at both his objectives and in line with the realities of the often closed political situation. As an American Senate during the administration of the Republic of George W Bush, he explains how he could not promote his debts but succeeded in developing many amendments that improved the impact on the weak and vulnerable.

The book concludes with the words 'My heart is full of love for the world.' Barack Obama respects the US Constitution left to the founding fathers and adheres to many of its basic principles. However he also recognizes that times are changing and some revisions are needed, especially with the second amendment: the right to bear arms. One of her goals is to establish a universal health care system, free of charge during childbirth. You know that in gun control, health care delivery and social security in general, most of the more developed countries are now far ahead of the USA. He regrets that the richest country in the world does not care about the welfare of many of its citizens.

Barack Obama is a man of faith who believes in freedom of worship and the separation of church and state. He opposes fundamentalism in all its ways and believes that people of all religions desire the same things: meaningful work, social security and family life, and that they can achieve this by coming together in a spirit of tolerance and mutual respect. He notes that some churches have amassed a wealth of resources that can be used for these purposes.

The letter is now being read after the state of the Obama administration, in which he struggled to develop his policies against determined and powerful opposition. It is sad to see that in a modern democracy people can still be persuaded to vote against their will. Over time, enough people can see that both books describe what the USA is like, and show what it should be like.