Is Barack Hussien Obama purposely trying to destroy the US economy?

**CrossLOPER** · 02-24-2009, 17:42

Originally Posted by Husar

Well, if Americans actually think scenes like this and this are preferable to relaxing in a train that takes you to where you want to go, then I don't really know what to say.

SHARING personal space? Sounds like SOCIALISM.

**Subotan** · 02-25-2009, 20:12

Originally Posted by CrossLOPER

EVERYTHING sounds like SOCIALISM.

Fix'd. (Not a jibe at CrossLOPER)
Being a socialist, (Social Democrat actually, but it's a broad term), it irritates me how conservative Americans automatically label anything they dislike as socialism. At least do some research and realise that America has a long, long way to go before becoming a socialist state. Trust me; Barack Obama is not a socialist. If he was, you'd know, considering that I and most of Europe would be gushing about him wherever I went.
Obama has the potential though. If he really steps up the environmental work, then he could create a Solar-Powered Keynesian Economy, meaning no nasty supply side shocks as a result of oil.
It doesn't matter if your economic ideals mean that a few people can achieve wealth beyond their wildest dreams; whilst there are black males in inner city slums whose life expectance doesn't creep past 30, whilst families are driven to bankruptcy to pay medical costs, whilst New Orleans still lies empty and devastated, the wealth of a few become irrelevant compared to the poverty of the many.

**Vladimir** · 02-25-2009, 20:55

Originally Posted by Subotan

Fix'd. (Not a jibe at CrossLOPER)
Being a socialist, (Social Democrat actually, but it's a broad term), it irritates me how conservative Americans automatically label anything they dislike as socialism. At least do some research and realise that America has a long, long way to go before becoming a socialist state. Trust me; Barack Obama is not a socialist. If he was, you'd know, considering that I and most of Europe would be gushing about him wherever I went.
Obama has the potential though. If he really steps up the environmental work, then he could create a Solar-Powered Keynesian Economy, meaning no nasty supply side shocks as a result of oil.
It doesn't matter if your economic ideals mean that a few people can achieve wealth beyond their wildest dreams; whilst there are black males in inner city slums whose life expectance doesn't creep past 30, whilst families are driven to bankruptcy to pay medical costs, whilst New Orleans still lies empty and devastated, the wealth of a few become irrelevant compared to the poverty of the many.

Europeans *do* love Barack Obama so he must be a socialist, right? The only reason New Orleans is empty and devastated is because today is Ash Wednesday.