Quote from drjekyllus:
I don't recall calling anyone a socialist. I do call people statist because that description is what best fits Obama supporters. I used to use the word liberal, but I stopped using that word because it really does not describe Obama and his supporters very well. I am a liberal by definition.
Liberalism is a broad class of political philosophies that considers individual liberty and equality to be the most important political goals.[1]
"Liberalism emphasizes individual rights and equality of opportunity. Within liberalism, there are various streams of thought which compete over the use of the term "liberal" and may propose very different policies, but they are generally united by their support for constitutional liberalism, which encompasses support for: freedom of thought and speech, limitations on the power of governments, the rule of law, an individual's right to private property, and a transparent system of government."
"Statism (or Etatism) is a term that may refer to any (or all) of the following:
Government having a major role in the direction of the economy, both through state-owned enterprises and indirectly through the central planning of overall economy.
The "concentration of economic controls and planning in the hands of a highly centralized government."
The Fascist concept of statism which holds that "basic concept that sovereignty is vested not in the people but in the national state, and that all individuals and associations exist only to enhance the power, the prestige, and the well-being of the state. The fascist concept of statism repudiates individualism and exalts the nation as an organic body headed by the Supreme Leader and nurtured by unity, force, and discipline."
Wikipedia
It is pretty clear to me that Obama's supporters are not liberals, but statist.
