"The people who benefit the most from a capitalist country should pay the most in taxes. Very few of the rich serve in the military, it's the middle class and poor who defend and and die serving our country"
Don't put too much weight on these experiences. Especially the professor, organizer and director creds. Here's the piece in all of this that you need to pay attention to. Barak has friends, personal friends. None are openly, outwardly supporting him. Many are opting out of making any comments on purpose. Most are claiming silence for moral purposes. Even I initially bought into the practice that was discussed at the gym. That being:
If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything.
Many of the guys don't want the community to blame them for derailing that train.