OBAMA’S “PRAGMATISM”

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POSTED ON NOVEMBER 9, 2014 BY PAUL MIRENGOFF IN OBAMA ADMINISTRATION

OBAMA’S “PRAGMATISM”

Peter Berkowitz’s latest column is called “The Poverty of Obama’s Pragmatism.” My first thought was, what pragmatism.

 

Obama is, after all, an ideologue. He seeks radically to transform America both at home and in its role abroad. When Obama seeks to redistribute income and to lessen America’s footprint in world affairs, he does so based on a pre-set ideological vision of how things should be, not on an empirical analysis of what course of action will work best in the real world.

 

But this approach, though not consistent with the common understanding of “pragmatism,” fits comfortably within the tradition of American pragmatist philosophy. As Peter explains:

 

Rather than dissolving metaphysical questions, [American philosophical] pragmatism encourages the delusion that they have been dissolved. When pressed,

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OBAMA’S “PRAGMATISM”

 

 

Unfortunately.....it was a mis-spelling.

 

After the mid-term loss, Oblunder began his remarks by re-iterating all the good things he's done....and will try to do to you....before he loses his co-opted Senate.

 

The proper spelling would be: OBAMA’S “BRAG-MATISM”