Angel Heart
Conservative Hippie
Classically Liberal: National "service" for children.
National "service" for children.
There are a lot of false claims about Barack Obama. And I dont know why. Certainly the accurate problems with Mr. Obama ought to be sufficient reason to not want him anywhere near the White House. Ditto for Biden, McCain and Palin by the way.
This commentator is often conflicted over which policy is the worse offered by a candidate. There are so many bad policies to pick from that the choice isnt easy. But certainly among the worst policies being proposed is Obamas desire to put children into service to the state.
In July Obama gave a speech demanding that the citizens of this country engage in service to the country and said we must all act in shared sacrifice. And he thinks this sort of sacrifice to the collective is most important for children -- that they need to be taught to serve. My view is that servility is a tool of obedience and that servility and obedience are the hallmarks of slavery.
In particular Obama wanted more young people to learn total obedience to the state by joining the military. I should note to his antiwar supporters that a limited number of bodies to send to war is a limitation on the power of the state to make war. To expand the capacity for war-making also expands the ability of the State to wage war. Obama said he calls on a new generation of Americans to join our military, and complete the effort to increase our ground forces by 65,000 soldiers and 27,000 Marines. He said, we must value and encourage military service across our society.
He promises to expand AmeriCorps to 250,000 slots, and make increased service a vehicle to meet national goals like providing health care and education, saving our planet and restoring our standing in the world, so that all citizens see their efforts connected to a common purpose. A common purpose? Is this the Third Reich? We have individual purpose not common purpose. Freedom means individual choice not a herd following suggestions from the president. And notice how the issues that will be addressed are all top Left-wing issues.
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posted by CLS at 9/18/2008 0900 PM