latent aaaack
24th March 2008, 09:46 AM
I was just reading Rasputin's biography (check the facts on the net) and realized how much his life closely and eerily mirror's Obama's so I made an accidentally long post listing them, since I only started with a few.
1. Both went from obscurity and inexperience politically to extremely influential unprecedentedly quickly.
2. Rasputin was a deeply religious, mystic, unconventional Christian monk who put emphasis on finding the God within, the most religious person to gain so much political influence in Russia and Obama's the most politically-usefully religious candidate in recent US history.
3. Obama only became religious at age 25 and did so despite having "some doubts," and because of a certain church and church community that had a strong affect on him.
Rasputin only became religious at age 18 after being sent to a monastarey, where he became strongly religous for the first time under the influence of mentor-like elders there, and became very unconventionally Christian.
4. Obama has used hard drugs repeatedly much more than any candidate in US history has ever publically acknowledged.
Rasputin was at least rumored to be a heavy substance abuser, more so than most or all other Russian politicians.
5. Rasputin's two siblings died when he was a child and Obama's father abandoned the family when he was a child.
6. Both use personal charisma to great effect and contributes a lot to their popularity and influence.
7. Obama plans to use his influence to pull out troops from the Iraq War, Rasputin used his influence to try to pull Russian troops from WW1.
8. Like Rasputin, Obama is physically awkward and ugly or different looking (ie, the ears, lanky, gangly) but has the greatest amount of sex appeal attributed to him of any candidate other than Kennedy.
9. Haunting Obama's political career are rumors he belongs to or is associated with a contraversial religious group that he denies belonging to, which would make him politically unviable if true - Islam and also now Pastor Wright's idealogy.
Rasputin had similar potentially politically ruinous rumors, that he had to deny, that he was a member of a banned Christian sect called Khlysty, which was rumored to combine sexual and religious ecstasy in their rituals.
10. Followers often compare Obama to the greatest historical figures in US history, the allegation is often brought up that his followers creepily view him in a way comparable to a messiah or healer, and he generates intense emotion and adulation despite never having done anything but use charisma and his religious and philosophical exhortations. He's said he entered politics to "do the Lord's work," has said he hopes to be like "God's instrument" as president, and equated his policies to helping to create "God's kingdom on earth."
Rasputin used his religiousness to gain trust and influence. Followers believed him to be a prophet and Rasputin played up this notion often claiming to know what God wants.
11. Both rose to power in large part due to giving hope and promises of healing to desperate people who felt that they tried everything else to no avail.
12. Rasputin is sometimes described as the first rock star, Obama is often called a political rock star.
13. Rasputin's influence and change to the status quo was controversial and strongly hated by some, there were threats to his life, and eventual assasination. Many people worry Obama will be assasinated, much more so than past candidates.
1. Both went from obscurity and inexperience politically to extremely influential unprecedentedly quickly.
2. Rasputin was a deeply religious, mystic, unconventional Christian monk who put emphasis on finding the God within, the most religious person to gain so much political influence in Russia and Obama's the most politically-usefully religious candidate in recent US history.
3. Obama only became religious at age 25 and did so despite having "some doubts," and because of a certain church and church community that had a strong affect on him.
Rasputin only became religious at age 18 after being sent to a monastarey, where he became strongly religous for the first time under the influence of mentor-like elders there, and became very unconventionally Christian.
4. Obama has used hard drugs repeatedly much more than any candidate in US history has ever publically acknowledged.
Rasputin was at least rumored to be a heavy substance abuser, more so than most or all other Russian politicians.
5. Rasputin's two siblings died when he was a child and Obama's father abandoned the family when he was a child.
6. Both use personal charisma to great effect and contributes a lot to their popularity and influence.
7. Obama plans to use his influence to pull out troops from the Iraq War, Rasputin used his influence to try to pull Russian troops from WW1.
8. Like Rasputin, Obama is physically awkward and ugly or different looking (ie, the ears, lanky, gangly) but has the greatest amount of sex appeal attributed to him of any candidate other than Kennedy.
9. Haunting Obama's political career are rumors he belongs to or is associated with a contraversial religious group that he denies belonging to, which would make him politically unviable if true - Islam and also now Pastor Wright's idealogy.
Rasputin had similar potentially politically ruinous rumors, that he had to deny, that he was a member of a banned Christian sect called Khlysty, which was rumored to combine sexual and religious ecstasy in their rituals.
10. Followers often compare Obama to the greatest historical figures in US history, the allegation is often brought up that his followers creepily view him in a way comparable to a messiah or healer, and he generates intense emotion and adulation despite never having done anything but use charisma and his religious and philosophical exhortations. He's said he entered politics to "do the Lord's work," has said he hopes to be like "God's instrument" as president, and equated his policies to helping to create "God's kingdom on earth."
Rasputin used his religiousness to gain trust and influence. Followers believed him to be a prophet and Rasputin played up this notion often claiming to know what God wants.
11. Both rose to power in large part due to giving hope and promises of healing to desperate people who felt that they tried everything else to no avail.
12. Rasputin is sometimes described as the first rock star, Obama is often called a political rock star.
13. Rasputin's influence and change to the status quo was controversial and strongly hated by some, there were threats to his life, and eventual assasination. Many people worry Obama will be assasinated, much more so than past candidates.