Dr. Drew Reports on Young Obama's Marxist Socialist Perspective as of the Fall of 1980

I met the young Barack Obama during the fall of 1980. I got a chance to see how his mind worked from my conversations with him. He was already an ardent Marxist socialist by the time he was a sophomore at Occidental College. I would be curious to know how and why his beliefs changed...if, indeed, they have changed.

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[SomeoneCrazy2]

The US government, as almost every other government in this world, is run by multinational corporations. Why would they let a communist, one of their worst enemies, be President? Right, they wouldn't, so don't worry about his supposedly Marxist views, if he ever had any, he certainly doesn't have them anymore.

[johndrew25]

@SomeoneCrazy2 As a political scientist, I think you are underestimating the power of government. Even multinational corporations don't have Seal Teams. :-)

[SomeoneCrazy2]

@johndrew25 Money is the most powerful weapon in this world, and they have enough of that. They don't need Seal Teams, they simply buy the politicians.

[johndrew25]

@SomeoneCrazy2 Again, I think reality is a lot more complex than you understand right now. I knew Obama and he was definitely looking forward to a Communist style revolution. No doubt about it.

[soco13466]

Just look at his appointees and their views. Also, he went to that church in Chicago, Jeremiah Wright presiding. What idiot would believe Obama's statements that he never heard any of the right Reverend's rants? Please. Now look at his deliberate "response" to the oil spill, and wonder if he's not allowing another crisis, which of course he will not waste.

[johndrew25]

@soco13466

I'm still amazed that the American people voted for Obama knowing as much about him as they did. If the financial crisis of 2008 had hit a month later...we'd be celebrating with V.P. Palin.

[johndrew25]

Obama appointed Van Jones, a known Marxist socialist, to high office. What more evidence do you need. Obama should explain how his views changed and when and how. I can do that regarding my old Marxist ideology...

[USSJ3]

@BloodJunkie11 Marxism is an offshoot of socialism.

[BloodJunkie11]

Van Jones supports more socialist policies than marxist ones

[SomeoneCrazy2]

@johndrew25 Even though I doubt you knew him, he was a very young person at the time, and many young people have Marxist views. I myself do. Unfortunately, most people abandon them when they get older. If he really was a communist revolutionary, he'd hardly be President of the most capitalist country in the world. He'd be out there trying to convince people to go against the gov't. I stay with what I said, he's nothing but a corporate tool.

[Hiheels1000]

He and the family got the Oprah seal of approval when she introduced him as " the one" Then my god as good as christ himself blessing when Teddy gives support and then came the icing on the cake with colin powell . How could a good democrat not disagree with this advice.

btw if any communist 's respond to my comments, I will not respond. You are parasites and I wont acknowledge you with response. I can only advise you to go to a communist country to live if america is not working for you.

[ugha323a]

@johndrew25

They voted him b/c the media REFUSED to show who he is/was

[Garhunt05]

@cpowers65 a republic cannot exist without democrocy and be just