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He noted his near certainty that the unjustified expectations that had been heaped on Obama would turn to disappointment. He expected (as should we all) that the right would attack him as "the other" and that the inevitable disappointment of the left would turn into anger at him and at his administration. Clearly all of this has come to pass.
His expectations for what might follow was for a repetition of a right-wing, probably fascist government, however he noted that we no longer have the institutional tools to fight the growth of such a government.
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Attended college thanks to the generous state support of education in 1960's America. Earned a Ph.D. in mathematics at the University of Illinois followed by post doctoral research positions at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. (more...)
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