Aristocracy Reborn?
There are many who will defend the ‘free market.’ But who will defend the single mother of four working three jobs. When a system is allowed to be free at the expense of its citizens, then it is tyranny.
… the Constitution allows for many things, but what it does not allow is the most revealing. The so-called Founders did not allow for economic freedom. While political freedom is supposedly a cornerstone of the document, the distribution of wealth is not even mentioned. While many believed that the new Constitution gave them liberty, it instead fitted them with the shackles of hypocrisy.
UPDATE I- Hmmm, it’s looking increasingly like this alleged thesis may not be the real deal. At all. Which is a shame, because I can perfectly imagine Barry writing something like this. However, while other people may think that making things up is a wicked awesome way to garner blog traffic, I do not. So the post stays up, but with the acknowledgment that it’s most likely false. Should confirmation come one way or the other, I’ll update as necessary. For now, then, a light slap on my own wrists for not verifying something first and a far bigger one waiting for the source of this potential misinformation. Naughty!
Er, unless it was intended to be satirical, then misinterpreted by myself and others, in which case more fool us.
My self-imposed punishment is to say 10 Our Fathers and to think nice thoughts about The One for the next 30 minutes.
UPDATE II – Yep, this is entirely bogus. Let it be remembered that – for once – our worst fears about Barry were not well-founded.
*facepalm*
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October 23rd, 2009 at 10:29
Yep, I honed right in on “so-called”. On my site, I use “so-called” all the so-called “time”. Its a way of saying something quite factual while undercutting it with a great big gaping WINK to audience. It also tells me who he thinks his audience is – namely, people who hate our country and everything it stands for.
October 23rd, 2009 at 10:43
The idea that capitalism lacks “economic freedom” or “economic democracy” is a marxist cliche. This is a standard hardline marxist-leninist view of the American Constitution.
I’ve studied political science in Amsterdam. My professor international relations was a member of a stalinist communist splinter party in the Netherlands. Obama’s arguments and wording are identical to what I used to hear from him.
October 23rd, 2009 at 11:09
Frightening. And he’s worked hard to keep it a secret.
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October 23rd, 2009 at 11:18
While political freedom is supposedly a cornerstone of the document, the distribution of wealth is not even mentioned.
Sweet jebus…there it is for all to see, the full evidence that Obama is a communist. And it is unlikely that most people will see or pay attention to it. They are so brainwashed now that even this kind of glaring truth will be ignored.
God help this country from this.
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October 23rd, 2009 at 11:52
What I don’t understand is WHY people don’t/didn’t see what he was from the beginning. I did the first time I heard him speak. Or is it that people didn’t want to hear it because of all his ‘wealth distribution’ nonsense he was feeding them? The fact of the matter is, that the liberals have bred an entitlement generation in this country and they don’t want to work or try hard to get ahead or even to get out of a poverty situation. They just want money handed to them so they can live large. For years they’ve been told that rich people are evil. Nevermind that rich people contribute MONEY to institutions and charities and are RARELY recognized for this. These people with their hands out don’t think for one minute where the money comes from for the things that they are already consuming. All that matters to them is that ‘haves’ are evil and owe them big time. You can only take so much from the ‘haves’, tho, before you run out of things to take. Then what?
October 23rd, 2009 at 12:21
Skiri’ki, that’s why they lined up for “Obama money” in Detroit.
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October 23rd, 2009 at 12:24
Don’t I know it. Did you see the one woman thanking Obama over and over again? Clueless.
October 23rd, 2009 at 13:24
If our fellow citizens didn’t grasp the reality of BHO’s Marxist/Socialist bent, then hopefully the thesis gets out and persuades them.
I will state it unequivocally & loudly: Barack Hussein Obama is the most prominent danger to our nation. I don’t and won’t apologize for that.
Here are some things we all must understand:
1. It is none of the government’s damn business how much money any business executive makes.
2. It isn’t the government’s job to bail out banks, auto industries, or any other private enterprise.
3. BHO’s Czars are illegally appointed – none of whom have any qualifcations other than their shared hatred of the United States, which BHO hasn’t even tried to hide.
4. It isn’t government’s job to run a health care plan. Such a thing isn’t free, is prohibitively costly, and requires every citizen to pay for other citizens’ health care. The money has to come from some where – the only money the government has is from taxes & fees.
5. If the so-called health plan was such a good idea for their constituents, then why don’t our elected representatives drop their opulent health care and set the example?
6. It isn’t the government’s job to monitor news organizations and if they don’t like what that particular media outlet says to rake them over the coals.
If anyone has link to the thesis, Aristocracy Reborn, please provide it. I pray that Columbia University releases the thesis in its entirety so the whole world, especially the United States of America, can see what a subversive, divisive, America-hating, traitorous, and treasonous S-O-B BHO really is.
October 23rd, 2009 at 14:04
Amen to that! But, the people who need to understand the thesis the most, are the ones who refuse to do so because of the color os his skin. And then there are those who are just plain dumb.
October 23rd, 2009 at 14:35
I think at the very least, this should open the door to asking him questions along the lines of “what was he thinking” and “how has his thinking changed, if it did”. will give valuable insight into what he really thinks and feels today, which would be good on both right AND left, and good for his employers, the U.S. people.
October 23rd, 2009 at 14:36
Whoa people! Please! Blogs NEED to verify information before they post it. I’ve been hunting all afternoon, and Joe Klein at TIME has no blog or article containing this info. This looks like a hoax. Did you even bother tracking down and reading the original source? Anywhere?
October 23rd, 2009 at 14:52
Peter, Walter, dudedude, Drew – welcome all.
Looks like there could be some veracity to the hoax claims – the Pajamas Media article where I saw this is now backtracking…
October 23rd, 2009 at 15:35
http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2009/10/23/nonsense-2/
October 23rd, 2009 at 16:37
Well, then it is actually good news. But I completely understand why you would think it would be true, given his Marxist leanings.
October 24th, 2009 at 08:53
Do I detect cracks in the cons once impenetrable wall of delusion?
Great news, the left is finally starting to call the right out on the veracity of their many utterances.
About time.
October 24th, 2009 at 12:10
The only delusional one here is you. The left has no call whatsoever to call anyone out. Their documented lying, manipulative practices, and hypocritical views on violence give them no credence. Both sides do it; I’m under no illusions. ALL politicians lie. The one thing that is glaringly obvious is that socialism in all it’s forms lacks any personal responsibility or accountability and the fact that this admin has run us and subsequent generations into debt (against the will of the people who employ it) that will never be able to be repaid is proof. I trust NO ONE when it comes to government. Every single member of CONgress needs to go. Start from scratch. But, that will never happen. The destruction moves on…
October 24th, 2009 at 12:25
“The one thing that is glaringly obvious is that socialism in all it’s forms lacks any personal responsibility or accountability”
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There you go again,”socialism” … never mind.
Then why are you cons so against mandatory accountability, such as requiring everyone to have health insurance? You want us to just trust you, that you’ll do whats right?
If you are not against mandatory health insurance, pardon me.
October 24th, 2009 at 12:49
Ray,
You’re capable of working out why we’re against “mandatory accountability” – that’s a wonderfully Orwellian turn of phrase, by the way – requiring everyone to have health insurance.
We’re against that because it would be a big government diktat, forcing its citizens to do something that is solely their choice to make. If people want to purchase health insurance, fine. If they choose not to, also fine.
I trust individuals to make that decision themselves. Are they not far better placed than the government to decide their own path?
Why do you feel the need to make the state compel us to do things? Can you not see how dictatorial that is? Do you not trust yourself to make your own choices?
October 24th, 2009 at 13:07
“mandatory accountability”
Why aren’t you cons all up in arms about mandatory auto insurance?
What about mandatory schooling for children?
And why do I have to pay taxes for your kids to go to school? I don’t have kids and don’t plan on having them. I figure the state owes me 200-300k easy paying for others kids school. You cons must admit you like to tell others what to do, regarding to not have abortions, and often tell them to not use birth control (Catholics among others). Why shouldn’t you all then pay for the kids on your own? You should take a little responsibility for your words, actions and votes regarding others reproduction.
Maybe we should just get rid of taxes all together and everyone pay whenever we use the cops, the fire department, the road to the store, etc? Sounds good to me.
The yard leaves are beckoning me.
October 24th, 2009 at 13:53
1) Because if you’re in a car wreck, you’re most likely going to hurt someone else, as well.
2) There is significant choice in schooling – public, private, home-school.
3) If you’re unhappy about paying taxes for those reasons, then why do you continue to vote for a party that does little aside from raising taxes? It is unjust that people who don’t have children, are never unemployed, etc, have to pay the same for services they don’t use but others do. But the Democrats will never do anything about that, out of mortal fear of diminishing the pot of gold available for them to waste.
4) You couldn’t be more wrong if you tried. Other people should take responsibility for their own reproductive choices. Having an abortion is not taking responsibility.
October 24th, 2009 at 18:25
“Having an abortion is not taking responsibility.”
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But “there you go again”, telling others what to do.
How about you cons hit the streets, preach that abortion is bad, legislate it, then volunteer to take care of the children that aren’t aborted? Somehow I don’t see that happening…
October 24th, 2009 at 19:41
Ray,
Please stop with the generalizations all the time.
“Having an abortion is not taking responsibility” is me stating my opinion – it is not “telling others what to do.” Was abortion prohibited during the Reagan administration? Or that of Bush senior? Or Bush junior?
Enjoy the rest of your weekend.
October 25th, 2009 at 13:50
Ray, you really take the cake for making generalizations. Actually, I agree with you on a lot of your points, but your asinine blaming everyone mentality turns me off. Taxes are theft, IMHO, period. I don’t want to pay for kids to go to ps because I homeschooled my own kids and I could’ve used some of that tax money (read: my money) for teaching materials, but it’s the liberals that want to keep throwing money at an institution that will not get any better no matter how much money is thrown at it, because money is not the answer. And the crack about Catholicism is so far out there and shows you don’t know what you’re talking about. There’s those lefty emotions again. I was raised Catholic and I know lots of ‘em. Out of all those that I know, only 2 are practicing. My mother-in-law is a devout Catholic and a close friend of mine is practicing, but not devout. I wouldn’t even call myself Catholic at this point in my life. I had a real problem around the age of 12 with their ban on birth control and abortion. If you want to control births, then you need to allow birth control. My dad was fond of saying that my mother and he were bad Catholics because they only had 2 kids and there are 16 years difference between my brother and I. Abortion is an issue I’ve gone back and forth on all my life. I have seen situations where the girl had no choice, literally. Either she had to abort, or she would be kicked out of her house. Or there was an abusive situation. I have also know someone that in the space of 5 years had 5 abortions. She was the poster child for irresponsibility. Birth control pills would’ve been cheaper but she couldn’t be bothered. When I speak of accountability and personal responsibility, it’s in context with liberty. You can’t legislate it. I’m against the state (any party) telling me what to do. You’re an adult and you should know how to behave yourself in public and know when to pay your bills and what to teach your children. But, it’s the libs that have made it mandatory for everyone to have health insurance, car insurance and send your kids to school. They, BTW, are the ones who are against anyone having any choice in the matter of education. Every year they try to get more regulation of homeschoolers in an effort to force kids into ps on the basis of rare situations where the children weren’t being cared for properly (and that is a whole ‘nuther post). If it weren’t for the homeschooling pioneers who fought for this right and keep on fighting, homeschooling would’ve been outlawed a long time ago. Personal responsibility comes from deep inside someone. It’s honesty and knowing when to admit you’re wrong about something and taking responsibility for your actions. Accountability is doing what you know needs to be done without having someone tell you. But, since the libs have bred a portion of the population into believing they are entitled to everything under the sun, personal responsibility and accountability are going by the way side. So, then the libs say, see they can’t take care of themselves, so we must tell them how. So, stop with your antagonizing attitudinal generalizations. I’m tired of argumentative leftists that keep trying to change history to fit their own little mold. I don’t mind a debate, but you’re not debating. Just arguing for the sake of argument and being condescending to anyone that doesn’t agree with you.
October 25th, 2009 at 21:14
skiri, all I am saying is lets take responsibility, but at the same time enforce it…
Like RayGun said to the Russians, “Trust but verify”..
October 29th, 2009 at 09:19
So who did write that? Bill Ayers?