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. \u00a0When he says Capitalism, he is thinking of Mercantilism, and he casts about in time-worn fashion for something to replace it. \u00a0The 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. \u00a0He wonders why the rest of us cannot see it so clearly.<\/p>\n
So there it is. \u00a0I continue to work on my analysis which has so far (to my surprise) led to the above conclusion. \u00a0That analysis is currently scattered over several blog posts in varying stages of the editorial process.<\/p>\n
The Marxism of President Obama: The Mask Falls (1)<\/a><\/p>\n The Marxism of President Obama: The Mask Falls (2)<\/a> Draft<\/p>\n The Marxism of President Obama: The Mask Falls (3)<\/a> Rough Draft<\/p>\n [pullquote]\u201cWe can create a virtuous circle.\u201d –President Obama, 07 Feb 2011 to the United States Chamber of Commerce[\/pullquote]<\/p>\n I knew he was a Marxist–I didn’t know why. \u00a0Obviously 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. \u00a0I think I found it.<\/p>\n Stay Tuned.<\/p>\n 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. \u00a0When he says Capitalism, he is thinking of Mercantilism, and he casts about in time-worn fashion for something to replace it. \u00a0The 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. \u00a0He wonders why the rest of us cannot see it so clearly.<\/p>\n So there it is. \u00a0I continue to work on my analysis which has so far (to my surprise) led to the above conclusion. \u00a0That analysis is currently scattered over several blog posts in varying stages of the editorial … Continue reading