Why Obama Is Not a Socialist

Dr. Joseph Schwartz discusses why President Obama is not a socialist from a socialist perspective.

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• obama
• socialist
• socialism

[Jeff6851]

Anyone who thinks that he is a socialist is a blinded conservative

[stephen732]

tea baggers accuse liberals as socialist while they act as anarchists...conservatives don't understand that a nation only prospers when all its people prosper

[Tougemaster06]

@GenerationX1984 socialism is a philosophy that doesn't work..That doesn't make sense at all....

[SSTTEEAALLTTHH]

@stephen732

Conservatives act like anarchists? No they don't. That's about as stupid as saying "Obama is a socialist". Anarchists want to abandon governments and laws. On the civil side, Conservatives want as big of a government as possible. They want to control abortion, euthanasia, drugs,religion, etc. No anarchist would do that.

[SomeoneCrazy2]

@nachodaddy I know for a fact that I'm a socialist, and that Obama is not. If you think you know better, please explain.

[nachodaddy]

@SomeoneCrazy2 They have a better clue than you.

[nachodaddy]

@stephen732 You don't even understand when people prosper. You are profoundly ignorant, which includes stupid. Try drinking some Luzianne, instead of that electric Kool-aid.

[GenerationX1984]

It was brilliant for the elitists and corrupt wealthy businessmen to pit ignorant Republicans against Obama by throwing out the socialist card. Obama is no socialist. The greedy people who want more for themselves would have you believe that equal rights and helping the less fortunate is "socialism." Plus socialism is not the same as communism. Socialism is merely a philosophy that doesn't really work.

[studdmuffen8]

@BPKesq no bush didnt try to create one social class like obama is right now

[BPKesq]

@studdmuffen8 He extended the Bush tax cuts. His tax policies are the Bush tax policies. In fact, aside from his healthcare efforts, Obama is Bush. So, if Obama is a socialist, then so is Dubya.

[studdmuffen8]

@Jeff6851 ... he tax the wealthy more then people on welfare hmmmmmmm SOCIALIST universal health care hmmmmmmm SOCIALIST. doesnt matter if he is a good president or not (which hes not) he is still a socialist and if you dont think he is then u dont know what socialism is!

[rmcdaniel423]

Anyone who claims to be a socialist, philosophically, yet still keeps any of the income they have earned, is a total hypocrite. If you really believe that resources are best allocated in a centralized egalitarian way, then put your money where your mouth is and send 100% of your income to the government. Go on. Show us how much you trust others with the fruits of your labor. . .

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. . . didn't think so.