Jeremy "UncleHoot" Praay wrote:

> I do recall that early in Bush's Presidency, on a few occasions, I
> remember thinking that he was (to use a poker analogy) setting the
> trap.  In other words, sure, he looks like he's weak, he looks
> like he doesn't exactly know what he's doing, but watch out guys!
> He's just setting things up for the big showdown!  After thinking
> that 3 or 4 times, and then realizing that there was not going to
> be a "surprise!" moment, I lost some faith in him and his
> abilities.

Don't know. Obama's position shifts immediately after getting elected 
lead me to believe that there is a lot more that we don't know than I 
ever realized/accepted.

> Obama is a Socialist.  He may even be a Marxist.  Is that bad?
> Well, Communism in the Soviet Union and elsewhere was pretty bad,
> but I don't personally blame Karl Marx.  Certainly there are a lot
> of friendly Socialist countries.

We've improved upon Marxism: From each who can't grant power [felons, 
babies, political minorities] according to ability; To each who can 
grant power [rich, political majorities] without restriction.

The Socialism isn't as bad as the unrestrained Democracy - the tyrany of 
the Majority. We all want to take (by force) from "someone else." Our 
vote is an act of force, and when that force is used to take from 
someone, no matter how just we may feel that taking to be, we have done 
no different than if we had beaten him with a stick and robbed him. Too 
few realize that everyone gets a chance to hold the stick and everyone 
takes his turn getting beaten. Wealth centralizes around a tiny, tiny 
group while the rest of us sit around bloody, toothless, and stupefied 
waiting for our turn to wield the rod.

That's exactly the tendency our Constitution is meant to protect us 
from. But it has been lost. "Moderates" couldn't protect us even if they 
wanted to. The majority WILL make themselves miserable and desperate, 
and desperate people WILL act unconscionably and stupidly (lottery 
ticket, anyone?) to cure themselves.
  -Shay

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