Posted on 10/30/2008 8:19:30 AM PDT by ETL
Barack Obama reignites fears of socialism
A [2001] radio discussion in which Barack Obama lamented failures to bring about 'redistributive change' as one of the 'tragedies' of history has reignited fears he will introduce socialist-style policies.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/uselection2008/3268201/Barack-Obama-reignites-fears-of-socialism.html
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
Saul Alinsky on "Change"...
From Rules for Radicals, Alinsky outlines his strategy in organizing, writing:
"There's another reason for working inside the system. Dostoevsky said that taking a new step is what people fear most. Any revolutionary change must be preceded by a passive, affirmative, non-challenging attitude toward change among the mass of our people. They must feel so frustrated, so defeated, so lost, so futureless in the prevailing system that they are willing to let go of the past and change the future. This acceptance is the reformation essential to any revolution."[2]
[2] Saul Alinsky, The Latter Rain
http://latter-rain.com/ltrain/alinski.htm
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"The Communist Party USA views the 2008 elections as a tremendous opportunity to defeat the policies of the right-wing Republicans and to move our country in a new progressive direction.
The record turnout in the Democratic Presidential primary races shows that millions of voters, including millions of new voters, are using this election to bring about real change. We wholeheartedly agree with them."
http://cpusa.org/article/articleview/907/1/4/
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The American Thinker said “
Barack Obama’s recent words to promote his image as Community Organizer in Chief were not about forming a paramilitary force of volunteer brown shirts. They were about turning America into one, giant, community organizer's sandbox at enormous cost to taxpayers”.
http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/07/obamas_civilian_national_secur.html
“Fear” has nothing to do with it.
Recognition of a retarded political philosophy and it’s need to be defeated is more accurate.
Socialists “fear” a move back to the Center.
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