It's astounding to read how some people can be so reductionist.
In your mind, there are only two options. Obama is either a socialist or a communist. What about Muslim terrorist, or black supremacist? What makes you so certain he's not the Big Bad Wolf or the Boogeyman?
Perhaps he is simply someone who's trying to help. God knows we need it.
Obama is squeaky clean. That's why you see the Republicans grasping at straws trying to find *any* dirt on him, instead of arguing the real issues our country faces. Rezco, Ayers, Wright. Nothing sticks. The guy is simply an inspirational leader with solid plans to get this country back on track, and
the majority Americans are too smart to buy any more bullocks about him. What I cannot understand is why so many people here on Avalon have a negative opinion of someone who speaks to our highest ideas about ourselves.
You placed yourself outside of Obama's proposed tax increases, so you are claiming you make less than $250K/year. If money is your primary concern, check this website for a
non-partisan, non-profit interpretation of each major candidates' tax plans:
Election Tax Plans interpreted by the professor of Accounting at the University of Southern Maine.
Obama has never proposed a "redistribution of wealth" program. He plans to close tax loopholes for companies that ship jobs overseas.
Your information sources are either lying to you, or you are basing your entire opinion of Obama on fear and paranoia.
goody: I couldn't agree more. The PTB are decidedly racist.
gwynned: Your two posts seem to conflict each other. In your first message, you refer to both major candidates as "slaveholders". And then in your second message, you quote WSWS and happen to summarize Obama's plans quite closely.
Investing in infrastructure, education, health care, and shifting the tax burden to the richest among us read as veritable bullet points on Obama's website.
BarackObama.com/issues
If anyone really thinks John McCain is the "lesser of two evils", ask yourself this: Are you better off than you were 8 years ago? If you are, go ahead, vote for McCain. If you're not, there is one option to try to help change things.
John McCain has no qualms presenting Bush policies as his own. There is no room for discussion on this. McCain has simply presented no new plans. His presidency would represent Bush's third term, with the same far right-wing ideologists in charge.
You can either base your vote on hope and trust, or fear. The decision is yours. I prefer hope:
Looking glass technology has been dismantled. The PTB are being forced to fly blind, and we have a chance to dramatically change the way our world operates.
I urge everyone to please consider Obama's leadership and judgment, and not give in to any fear-based disinformation or preconceived notions about him.
Here is a guy that literally gets hundreds of death threats every day, and yet he is still trying to help.
Read this other thread for more discussion:
The NWO, ETs, the economy, and Obama