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Barack Obama, Hugo Chavez and Occupy Wall Street.
The American people have been stunned by the true nature of President Obama’s “Change we can believe in.” It is starting more and more to resemble Hugo Chavez’s “Pretty Revolution,” something that makes Americans shudder.
It’s an all too familiar story. Occasionally in moments of internal stress, rapid demographic change or economic hardship the exasperated citizens of a nation go beyond the bounds of accepted political processes and choose an “outsider”.
This stranger usually has a silver tongue and a mouthful of mumbled promises that stress the soothing words of “social justice”; promising to “spread the wealth around (…) because it’s an issue of fairness”.
The populist change, assures the new leader, will be carried through on the backs of the most productive of citizens; and amazingly there is a further commitment – that it will be done with their consent.
Needless to say, the mythical utopia of the campaign soon meets the cold realities of governance. And this is where these elected officials stagnate.
Instead of the ululating cries of worship on the campaign trail, and the unending sea of swooning sympathisers, they soon realise that to lead they must talk to, and work with, those who think differently.
These nouveau populists who rode the waves of national discontent to the highest offices in the land realise that to accomplish even a small part of their agenda, they must now work with the most productive citizens.
“I won the election, and now you must do what I say,” is usually their first salvo at negotiation. When this falls on deaf ears, the seasoned or skilled politicians modify their approach. Think of Bill Clinton.
But what happens when they cannot; or worse, when they will not? In that case, these elected leaders have only one strategy to fall back on -- the battle-cry of class warfare.
Watch the video above (explicit language) to see what happened when Tea Partiers met with the 'Occupy DC' crowd.
Hugo Chavez of Venezuela is perhaps the world’s most vociferous living proponent of class warfare – constantly calling for the destruction of the wealthy within his own country; and the United States as the most successful bastion of capitalism.
Barack Obama has also chosen a variant of this approach, modified, of course, for American political realities.
He first attempted to convince those who worked hard to create their own wealth that they were in fact evil and should give their money away; preferably to those who voted for him.
In his frustration and shock at their refusal, he embarked upon an aggressive attack campaign and unleashed a war of words against a segment of America unprecedented in recent American history.
He and/or his supporters called these voters greedy fat cats, and (effectively) racist.
Appealing to his base – those without jobs and wealth of their own – he told them that their plight was in fact not their own fault but the fault of others. He told the 40 percent who pay no taxes and receive government handouts that their situation was the responsibility of the two percent who pay the lion’s share of the federal budget.
The dubious "ideals" of Hugo Chavez and Barack Obama have met in operation Occupy Wall Street.
President Chavez, elated at the protests, stated, “this movement of popular outrage is expanding to 10 cities”, and “the repression is horrible. I don’t know how many are in prison now”.
Outspoken Chavez supporter, Eva Golinger even rolled up her sleeves to help; a fascinating story which was broken right here on The Commentator.
For his part, President Obama has thrown his support behind the movement too, saying: “Occupy Wall Street expresses the frustrations the American people feel”.
Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader and Obama’s go-to hit-woman went further: “I support the message to the establishment, whether political or Wall Street, that things have to change”.
There is also increasing evidence of important coordination between some in the Democratic Party and those guiding the Wall Street anarchists.
Presidents Chavez and Obama often use the same playbook; soak the rich when you can and resort to raw populism when the going gets tough.
Unfortunately for President Obama, the United States is not Venezuela.
While, as in any country, there is an anarchic few who prefer to defy the system, in the United States the majority of the population are reasonable people, not leftist revolutionaries.
The Occupy Wall Street rabble scares them.
They watch these folks defecating on police cars and sullying a once pristine New York park with various vices, and wonder what America would be like if Obama handed the country over to these kinds of people.
This is bad news for the Democrats and Obama in the run-up to an election year.
By making common cause with the most radical, disruptive elements of American society, they are alienating those on the left and right who desire to live in peace and, heaven forbid, keep their salaries.
For a politician who was so successful in the 2008 campaign, the American people have been stunned by the true nature of President Obama’s “Change we can believe in” rhetoric.
It is starting more and more to resemble Hugo Chavez’s “Pretty Revolution,” something that makes Americans shudder.
This tragic situation underlines a broader lesson. When resentful people rise to power, often on the backs of other resentful people, they are unable to break the cycle as they attempt to govern.
Their outdated policies reek of redistribution and retribution; and their words foment hatred -- hatred that, after a while, explodes into violence.
Today, America needs less resentment demanding retribution for perceived slights or sloth-brought poverty, and instead more visionary leadership comfortable with the positive story of American prosperity and excited about governing for all the people who make the nation great – both rich and poor.
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Wow total horse ****. Again. Who exactly was Obama calling evil? No one
"By making common cause with the most radical, disruptive elements of American society"
The Tea Party?
@ David I assume you mean, "the tax rates Reagan inherited from Carter" which, when lowered, increased revenue. This would make sense, since Obama has said he doesn't care that the reverse would happen, his rate increases would reduce revenue.
And who mentioned 70%? Only you. Keep your straw man for Bonfire Night.
And "The Tea Party?"? Oh, how witty.
Hugo Chavez, US Cancer Plot, Vanga and Ferromagnetic Theory of Cancer. Numerous cancer researchers can’t understand (2012-2006=6) the Ferromagnetic Theory-2006 of Cancer (clinical and molecular biological aspects). Cancer Plot? Cancer researchers invent false infinite researches. Cancer is MONEY of cancer research organizations. Yesterday - Steve Jobs; Today - Hugo Chavez; Tomorrow - You. Are You Ready? Chavez invents Chavez's US Cancer Plot Theory. Chavez must invent Chavez's Global Cancer Research Plot Theory. Harold E. Varmus (an American Nobel Prize-winning scientist; Director of the National Cancer Institute, a post he was appointed to by President Barack Obama) and American Cancer Society ignored and ignore the Ferromagnetic Theory-2006 of Cancer (Iron Conception). NCI and ACS's War against Cancer is a false forged war. The famous prophetess Vanga saw (in 1994) anti-cancer irons (handcuffs, manacles, shackles, fetters).
Cuban and Russian doctors are bickering over how to treat Chavez's cancer, which has supposedly spread into his lymph nodes and up his spine. The prognosis? The Cubans say Chavez has two years to live, while the Russians believe he'll be dead in "less than one year". The medical team is made up of both Russian and Cuban doctors. The Russian team blamed the Cubans for an improper surgery the first time in trying to remove the tumor. The second surgery over the summer was basically the Russian team trying to clean up the Cuban team's mistakes. Chavez is a very 'bad patient'. He doesn't listen to his doctors; he ceases treatment when he has to make a public appearance. Chinese doctors propose more natural Chinese anti-cancer treatment and the Russians are saying this is horse **** treatment. Ferromagnetic Theory of Cancer (Iron Conception): any human cell is a society of dia-, para-, superpara-, ferri- and ferromagnetic nanoparticles. Any onco-pathology and ALS work by intracellular superpara-, ferri- and ferromagnetic nanoparticles. Intracellular molecules FeO;Fe2O3;Fe3O4 'create' intracellular superpara-, ferri- and ferromagnetic nanoparticles. These nanoparticles are able chaotically distort DNA / shift chromosomes by local magnetic fields. Non-complicated anti-iron methods of the Old Testament and Vanga's irons-2012 will beat Cancer and ALS (intracellular superpara-ferri-ferromagnetic infections), AIDS (slow viral infection) and MONEY of scientific researchers (financial infection). Cancer patients-2012 must receive anti-cancer anti-iron intratumoral injections [sulfur (2%) + olive oil (98%)] by ceramic needles. These intratumoral injections will initiate harmless infiltrations (deposits of cells that die; harmless necroses). Accurate anti-iron slow blood loss (even 75%) [hemoglobin control] and anti-iron goat’s milk diet will neutralize any micro-metastases. Chavez's Cuban, Russian and Chinese doctors ‘destroy’ Chavez by surgery, chemotherapy, steroids (as supplements to chemotherapy), radiation therapy and natural Chinese treatment.
Hugo Chavez Will Die In "Less Than One Year" From Cancer. Oil King Hugo Chavez; US Cancer Research Plot; Vanga; Cuban / Russian / Chinese Doctors and Ferromagnetic Theory-2006 of Cancer. Ferromagnetic Theory of Cancer (Iron Conception): any human cell is a society of dia-, para-, superpara-, ferri- and ferromagnetic nanoparticles. Any onco-pathology and ALS work by intracellular superpara-, ferri- and ferromagnetic nanoparticles. Non-complicated anti-iron methods of the Old Testament and Vanga's irons-2012 will beat Cancer and ALS (intracellular superpara-ferri-ferromagnetic infections), AIDS (slow viral infection) and MONEY of scientific researchers (financial infection). Cancer patients-2012 must receive anti-cancer anti-iron intratumoral injections [sulfur (2%) + olive oil (98%)] by ceramic needles. These intratumoral injections will initiate harmless infiltrations (deposits of cells that die; harmless necroses). Accurate anti-iron slow blood loss (even 75%) [hemoglobin control] and anti-iron goat’s milk diet will neutralize any micro-metastases. Chavez's Cuban, Russian and Chinese doctors ‘destroy’ Chavez by surgery, chemotherapy, steroids (as supplements to chemotherapy), radiation therapy and natural Chinese treatment.
Chavez, Putin, US Thermonuclear Sun-2018 and Ferromagnetic Theory-2006 of Cancer. Venezuelan Oil King with US-induced cancer! Russian Oil King without US-induced cancer! Harold E. Varmus (Director of the NCI, Barack Obama’s friend) can’t understand the Ferromagnetic Theory-2006 of Cancer / Carcinogenesis / Oncogenesis / Tumorigenesis (Iron Conception) [clinical and molecular biological aspects]. The Old Testament: cancer is an iron disease, the first-born of death (Job 18:13-15). Black gold will die to 2018; wheeled vehicles will die after 2018 (see Vanga’s cancer - AIDS - thermonuclear forecasts-1994-1996). Thermonuclear amusing tokamaks and stellarators demand: electricity for heating and creation of magnetic field in the shape of a torus; lasers; vacuum; work in impulse regime; pure plasma; money for wise researchers. US will create the Greatest Source of Electricity. US Nuclear Artillery will initiate the work of US Thermonuclear Sun-2018 in granite quarry. Special artillery (numerous guns): 1) will give thermonuclear fuel [LUNAR helium-3, tritium, deuterium, lithium deuteride] for TS-2018; 2) will synchronously create “effect of the minimum mass for a star” / effect of powerful gravitation / effect of compression; 3) will “shoot towards each other” (will shoot into TS-2018 center / into plasma / into flare); 4) should be located on perimeter of granite quarry. [TS-2018 will hold plasma (and eat thermonuclear fuel) by special artillery]. The main technological difficulty is a coordination of work of special artillery. TSs will ‘destroy’ (to 2050) modern rockets (ultra-powerful magnetic fields can beat/overcome gravitational field). Chavez! Putin! Oil Kings with/without US-induced cancer! Anti-iron methods of The Old Testament will beat Cancer and AIDS. US Thermonuclear Sun-2018 will beat black gold. Vadim Shapoval
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Wow.
This is utter balls.
The way you describe it, it sounds like Obama is calling for supertax rates of 70% or more.
As opposed to wanting to raise them to a level below that seen under Ronald Reagan.
"Today, America needs less resentment demanding retribution for perceived slights or sloth-brought poverty, and instead more visionary leadership comfortable with the positive story of American prosperity and excited about governing for all the people who make the nation great – both rich and poor. "
Absolutely. This is not however achieved by tax rates so low that even basic goverment programmes can't be paid for, nor by cutting taxes for the better off and raising taxes on those less able to affrod a reduction in discretionary income (the Republicans are for a rise in payroll taxes, you know).