Quote from zdreg:
never underestimate the stupidity of the american public.
if the public was rational romney would be a shoo in.
the US is still on the slippery road towards socialism i.e. europe.
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European style socialism, that is to say Democratic Socialism, is the least of our concerns. What seems to have happened is that Obama has drawn from an eclectic and bizarre mix of both European and African socialism.
When we really learn about Obama, what drives him, his inspirations and his motivations, it is the at very least to say, disturbing.
A European socialist state for all its ills has never abrogated the sanctity of the individual.African style socialism on the other hand is extremely communalistic, it takes its basis from traditional African community, where an individual is defined not by his actions but by the actions of his community, his village.
Much of this ideology was developed and synthesized by the African anti colonial fighters during the days of the British Empire. Among its adherents were many African academics. These included Julius Nyerere, Robert Mugabe and yes, Barack Obama Senior.This political philosophy was widely elucidated in the so called Arusha Declaration.
One of the central tenets of this ideology was to "villagize" the entire nation by turning it into a giant community, this was to be achieved by an uncontrolled expansion of the public sector permeating every facet of society. In this way,Africa would according to them reject the perceived cultural supremacy of the West, of Western colonialism and embark on a totally African way of organizing society.
This was known as the Ujamma, the socialist community paradise on earth.
The widest practitioner of this ideology was Julius Nyerere, later to become president of Tanzania. Another is the now notorious Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe.Under his tenure, Tanzania turned from being the largest exporter of food in Africa to its largest importer.Many of the businessmen fled, including many Tanzanian Indians who later became very successful in the UK in the business, arts and culture.
At the end of his presidency, Nyerere admitted failure and said a life of poverty had become the common experience for his citizens.
Obama admitted in his book that he drew his inspiration from his father, a great believer in African Socialism. His father "talked to him" in his dreams.The conclusion that we can draw from this should serve as a severe warning to any sane individual.
Today in the modern world, there are only two developmental models that have been tried and tested to bring prosperity to societies. One is the Western capitalist model, the other is the East Asian developmental model. All others have been proven to bring its people into a state of perpetual penury.
America, be warned.
