President Barack Obama is a modern American Marxist because he does not understand the way Capitalism works, which causes him to mis-diagnose the American economy. When he says Capitalism, he is thinking of Mercantilism, and he casts about in time-worn fashion for something to replace it. The two responses to the depredations of Mercantilism were Marxism and Capitalism, and since the President does not see a difference between Mercantilism and Capitalism, the only solution to him is Marxism. He wonders why the rest of us cannot see it so clearly.
So there it is. I continue to work on my analysis which has so far (to my surprise) led to the above conclusion. That analysis is currently scattered over several blog posts in varying stages of the editorial process.
The Marxism of President Obama: The Mask Falls (1)
The Marxism of President Obama: The Mask Falls (2) Draft
The Marxism of President Obama: The Mask Falls (3) Rough Draft
[pullquote]“We can create a virtuous circle.” –President Obama, 07 Feb 2011 to the United States Chamber of Commerce[/pullquote]
I knew he was a Marxist–I didn’t know why. Obviously it’s a result of the circles he has run in, the pitiful and poisonous education offered in many American Universities, the effects of widespread economic ignorance compounded by profitable repetition of nonsensical things in the modern media; all of the above and more, but what I lacked was the mechanism. I think I found it.
Stay Tuned.
