Mischief

In Forbes, Dinesh D’Sousa, pres of Kings College, NYC writes of a, “... philandering, inebriated African socialist who raged against the world for denying him the realization of his anticolonial ambitions, (who) is now setting the nation's agenda through the reincarnation of his dreams in his son.” D’Sousa reflects on dad Obama and his campaign against colonialism; the US being the only superpower, that must now mean us and our prospering on the backs of others. And indeed, Obama junior’s actions do seem to fit - the tearing down of American greatness, the obsequious posturing to thugs offshore. D’Sousa continues, “A anticolonialist believes that since the rich have prospered at the expense of others, their wealth doesn't really belong to them; therefore whatever can be extracted from them is automatically just. Recall what Obama Sr. said in his 1965 paper: There is no tax rate too high, and even a 100% rate is justified under certain circumstances.” BO’s tax policy!

Well, likely Dinesh has something. His central point is that at first dad Obama appears a strange choice for the inspirational hero BO repeatedly claims him to be, until one understands that it was dad’s ravings about the cause of anticolonialism that provided the inspiration. It’s certainly not dad’s character or family values, which are down right scary, actually tabloid. This polygamist was a habitual drunk driver who murdered a man in one accident, severed his own legs in another and finally smacked into a tree, thus ending his fine career, which included wife beating. One of BO’s half brothers, also a polygamist and 52, just married a 19 yr old, nearly putting Jerry Lee to shame. We could go on with the fun, but won’t.

So yes, “In the anticolonial view, America is now the rogue elephant that subjugates and tramples the people of the world.” Seems a fit with Obama Jr.

Before encountering the D’Sousa article this pm we had earlier pondered what might be the key giveaway to BO’s real intent, his domestic agenda (taking the flip side of D’Sousa’s piece). We arrived at one single sentence, uttered by Obama Apr/29/10. Most we are sure recall the comment - “I do think at a certain point you’ve made enough money.” This statement got a good deal of press early on but it was mostly surface feeding. In fact we believe it is this sentence that telegraphs more about BO’s corrosive intent on American greatness, about his role as he sees it than an other single clue. Dinesh may agree.

These words my friends can only belong to a committed planner. We know from history (and China, India and half of S America from experience) that planned societies fail. They fail because no one single individual can be that smart. And even if he were, he’s human, thus has pals and enemies. Planning fails because planning involves decision making to arbitrarily exclude some and include or reward others. It follows that power over individual freedoms is gathered in the planning office. It always begins in benign form (ex., BO’s health heist) and ends in more execrable form such as communism or fascism. In fact, Hitler began this journey through national health care.

There can be only one final outcome of a planned society - a police state.

From Hayek’s The Road To Serfdom we read that, “In Germany and Italy the Nazis and Fascists did, indeed, not have much to invent. The usages of the new political movements which pervaded all aspects of life had in both countries already been introduced by the socialists. The idea of a political party which embraces all activities of the individual from the cradle to the grave, which claims to guide his views on everything, and which delights in making all problems questions of the party was first put into practice by the socialists.”


We know, we know, “no way in the US,” you say. But in fact there is a way and it is Obama. The statement, “I do think at a certain point you’ve made enough money,” is chilling in its implications and a perfect fit to behavior described by Hayek. One individual, seemingly ordained by some greater power to decide just when and to where you are to redirect your income stream. That is, he knows and you don’t what is good for you. He will make that decision. This is how this guy thinks folks! Ponder this for a moment. We don’t know for sure if it’s due to his old man’s inspiration but it’s there and it’s poison.

Earlier such a thing has resided in America only in the abstract, in faculty rooms or at the nursery, never operational. It now resides in substantive form in the White House, diluted perhaps by events of Nov/2 but still potent and dangerous.

Robert Craven