Obama: Pursuing a white agenda?
The article above, describes in depth Obama's drive towards presidency and what he is actually doing in a position of power. The real connection in this article that relates directly back to the Book Thief as a novel as well as a growing problem in our world today, is racism. The white population makes up 77.7% of the United States population making it a vast majority. As a result, this article focusses on how Obama may be leaning toward a "white agenda" and debates whether Obama has lost his own opinion in this black hole of presidency. The other side of the argument describes how minorities, such as the Hispanic or African American population, voted him into presidency as well, and he needs to try and make these people happy as well. This article can draw the direct connection to our world today, in how minorities can be overlooked in numerous situations. Another example of the connection could be in the case of The Book Thief itself. Max Vandenburg, a jew during World War II, is greatly overlooked by the party in power along with his entire jew population. This example can shed light on the real racism and exclusion in our past and present endeavours. The people in power of a country, need to realize that everyone in their country has contributed to the success, big or small. Thus a conclusion can be drawn, currently Obama needs to acknowledge the minority parties that fought for him to be in power and not just pursue a "white agenda," like the article accuses him of doing.