[9YearLurker]

I believe he’s a Fabian communist—who has figured out that corporatism gives him the most he can get, including in ego preening, right now.

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Obama does have a certain Fabian tinge, but I really think his motivation is driven to a large degree by a sense of resentment and a sense of entitlement; and he's driven by a desire to squeeze those that have - esp the white middle class as he knows he cannot materially effect the rich - and transfer their wealth to those whom he feels have been screwed.

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I answered as I did because fascism - unlike Fabian socialism - has always been driven by a sense of resentment. Peron was motivated all his life by a hatred of the US; Hitler, well, his motivations were well known.