President Obama would do well to learn the difference between Big Brother or My Brother's Keeper and Brotherhood. This is referred to as BOMFOG. The Brotherhood of Man and the Fatherhood of God.
Sadly Obama had a lousy pastor who misinterpreted the Biblical story about the conversation between Cain and God regarding the whereabouts of Able. Cain asked,"Am I My Brother's Keeper?" In the context that "O" understands the story which is so often interpreted to mean that one should care for his brethren he repeatedly suggests that he is doing all that he can to redistribute wealth to the needy and is there by caring for them. However, ask any younger sibling to explain the difference between the relationship of Older Brother and Parent and you will get a clearer picture of why "O" is wrong. The Keeper job belongs to God. Not the President, not the government and certainly not to the older brother. No matter how well intentioned the older brother may be, the resentment of the siblings will be greater. They simply want to be brothers, equals as children of the parents. I was the oldest of five and there is still a lot of that resentment.
Americans do not want Keepers. Nor should we be Keepers. It never works.
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