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Well he had to deal with realities. Right?
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So well Weber would--in the classical sense,
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charisma in Weber is reserved to great religious leaders,
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such as Muhammad or Jesus or whatever,
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or the great prophets.
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And in this sense charisma is not really applicable to
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politicians operating in legal-rational authority.
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So Weber would have some unease
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to call Barack Obama a charismatic leader.
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I would think he would concede that,
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certainly Barack Obama had charismatic features, as such.
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Now the fifth question: Durkheim and the study of law.