Somebody said:
- Israel loves war. WRONG...they have bent over forwards and backwards for peace only to be stabbed in the back repeatedly by the Muslims. You like many on the left have most things backwards. The Muslims love war. The Israelis love peace.
- Right wing Christians want war...WRONG...who are these right wing Christians you speak of? What positions of power do they have? Can you name ONE right wing Christian in the current administration. Just one. JUST ONE!!!! And, can you name a few in Congress?
- Roman Empire??? I mean really dude...do you know anything about American history? If we wanted empire, we could have had it long ago. Your statement is complete foolishness and not backed by reality, but many left wingers are told this crap by kooky left wing media very stinking DAY.
- Wars are bankrupting America.. WRONG...socialism is bankrupting America...must you repeat ALL the talking points of the radical left???
- Those running our country no longer represent our interests....OKAY...I can agree with that. And, the first on my list is the Skinny Marxist.
- I very much like my Congressman. He is for individual liberty and rule of law...all of which the LEFT is against. But, sadly most in Congress and in this horrific administration do need to be replaced, because they are STINKING LEFTISTS!!!!
The above quote from another poster is an example of how right-wing extremism is an increasing danger in our country. I'm very concerned about the future of our country when I read disturbing things like this. The above comment seems to be completely out of touch with reality.
Trying to reason with this kind of right-wing insanity is a waste of time.
However, for the clarity of others, let me point out some things. Obama is not a socialist. Obama is a capitalist. The first thing President B.O. did when he came to office was give away hundreds of billions of dollars to the rich people. Obama believes in welfare-for-the-rich just like any other capitalist politician.
Unfortunately, we do not have socialism in our country. We pay lots of taxes and that tax money goes to lots of war, bailouts for the rich, warehousing 2 million people behind prison bars every night in this war on drugs, etc.
If we lived in a socialist society your tax money would go to free quality medical care, free higher education, free quality childcare, excellent public transportation, better public schools, better public libraries, and rebuilding our nations dilapidated infrastructure.
Under socialism everyone would have the right to a job, and the minimum wage would be doubled.
I am not talking about the "socialism" of Western Europe. I'm speaking of the socialism of Lenin and Trotsky.
Under capitalism in America the wealthiest 1% of the population own nearly half of the wealth, according to the New York Times. Under socialism that ill-begotten wealth would be confiscated and used for the greater good of society.
Under capitalism in America we have endless war. These wars are bankrupting our nation. However, these wars are good for the capitalist war profiteers. As long as we have capitalism we will have endless war.
I defend Iran against American imperialism. No war with Iran. It is up to the Iranian people to overthrow their own government. The enemy of the American people is not in Iran. Iran is not foreclosing on American homes. Iran did not ruin our economy with derivative schemes. The enemy of the American people is on Wall Street, not in Iran.
The fact that Barack Obama is bullying Iran just like George Bush shows that both the Democrats and Republicans are warmongers.