Quote:Understanding Obama: The Making of a Fuehrer

By Ali Sina

2008/09/22

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I was not impressed by Sen. Barack Obama after the first time I saw him. At first I was excited to see a black candidate. He looked youthful, spoke well, appeared to be confident – a wholesome presidential package. It is so instinctive for most people to want to see blacks succeed. It is as if all humanity is carrying a collective guilt for what the ancestors of blacks endured. However, despite my initial interest in him, I was soon put off, not just because of his shallowness but also because there was an air of haughtiness in his demeanor that was unsettling. His posture and his body language were louder than his empty words.

It is surreal to see the level of hysteria in his admirers. This phenomenon is unprecedented in American politics. Women scream and swoon during his speeches. They yell and shout to Obama, “I love you.” Never did George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt. Martin Luther King Jr. or Ronald Reagan arouse so much raw emotion. Despite their achievements, none of them was raised to the rank of Messiah. The Illinois senator has no history of service to the country. He has done nothing outstanding except giving promises of change and hyping his audience with hope. It’s only his words, not his achievements that is causing this much uproar.

When cheering for someone turns into adulation, something is wrong. Excessive adulation is indicative of a personality cult. The cult of personality is often created when the general population is discontent. A charismatic leader can seize the opportunity and project himself as an agent of change and a revolutionary leader. Often, people, tired of the status quo, do not have the patience to examine the nature of the proposed change. All they want is change. During 1979, when the Iranians were tired of the dictatorial regime of the late Shah, they embraced Khomeini, not because they wanted Islam, but because he promised them change. The word in the street was, “anything is better than the Shah.” They found their error when it was too late. ---MORE---

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Look out now, you are coming close to portraying Obama as the "Joker in a Batman Movie".

And they are wanting to put people in Prison for that ... I mean it is SO DANGEROUS and all ....

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That as an eye opener. I happen to agree with Ali Sina. He is a dangerous man.

Godwin's Law in the subject heading, before the post. Tied the record there Reb. Nicely done.

(08-06-2009 02:38 PM)Artifice Wrote:  Godwin's Law in the subject heading, before the post. Tied the record there Reb. Nicely done.

You didn't open the thread, dipshit.

No history of service to this country, but he was featured and hyped by Oprah Winfrey. Without her he would still be in the Senate voting present.

Quote:"The Illinois senator has no history of service to the country. He has done nothing outstanding except giving promises of change and hyping his audience with hope."

Seek professional help.

Yeah, articles like these are purely imaginary

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/apr/24/usa.comment

http://geniusofinsanityworld.blogspot.co...scism.html

Sorry folks, but Sina's post actually makes some sense.

Quote:The basic tenets of socialism are:
1. Seduce the populace into accepting the government as the arbitrator of all problems; government from cradle-to-grave
2. Begin delivering on those services to make the citizens dependent
3. Take away the citizens' guns
4. Increase taxes on all services while destroying any free market alternative services
5. Blame the chosen scapegoat for the inability to meet demand for services
6. Have the centralized national police force round up any dissidents

Why Socialism Always Results in Tyrannical Rule

(08-06-2009 02:38 PM)Artifice Wrote:  Godwin's Law in the subject heading, before the post. Tied the record there Reb. Nicely done.

No surprise here. This BS has been going on since early in the election period, and will continue.

(08-06-2009 03:47 PM)wvucrazed Wrote:  

(08-06-2009 02:38 PM)Artifice Wrote:  Godwin's Law in the subject heading, before the post. Tied the record there Reb. Nicely done.

No surprise here. This BS has been going on since early in the election period, and will continue.

You obviously missed it, troll.

http://geniusofinsanityworld.blogspot.co...scism.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/apr/24/usa.comment

:pwnt:

Torch, are you even able to post without 1. insulting the previous poster, and 2. falsely declaring victory?

I can't remember the last time you did it.

As Owl said, just because you say you're right, doesn't mean you are.

(08-06-2009 04:07 PM)Artifice Wrote:  

Damn you're a nancy-boy.

(08-06-2009 03:47 PM)wvucrazed Wrote:  

(08-06-2009 02:38 PM)Artifice Wrote:  Godwin's Law in the subject heading, before the post. Tied the record there Reb. Nicely done.

No surprise here. This BS has been going on since early in the election period, and will continue.

That is a photoshop fake.

(08-06-2009 04:22 PM)SumOfAllFears Wrote:  That is a photoshop fake.

No, THIS is a photoshop fake:

(08-06-2009 04:40 PM)wvucrazed Wrote:  

(08-06-2009 04:22 PM)SumOfAllFears Wrote:  That is a photoshop fake.

No, THIS is a photoshop fake:

You forgot the fried chicken.

On the other picture, long jackets in summer? it is a fake photoshoped picture.

(08-06-2009 04:53 PM)SumOfAllFears Wrote:  On the other picture, long jackets in summer? it is a fake photoshoped picture.

Right, because the picture couldnt possibly have been taken in winter...

(08-06-2009 05:04 PM)niuhuskie84 Wrote:  

(08-06-2009 04:53 PM)SumOfAllFears Wrote:  On the other picture, long jackets in summer? it is a fake photoshoped picture.

Right, because the picture couldnt possibly have been taken in winter...

Not at an August town hall, it couldn't.

(08-06-2009 05:07 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(08-06-2009 05:04 PM)niuhuskie84 Wrote:  

(08-06-2009 04:53 PM)SumOfAllFears Wrote:  On the other picture, long jackets in summer? it is a fake photoshoped picture.

Right, because the picture couldnt possibly have been taken in winter...

Not at an August town hall, it couldn't.

Source? it sure looks like Federal Plaza in Chicago to me

(08-06-2009 05:07 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(08-06-2009 05:04 PM)niuhuskie84 Wrote:  

(08-06-2009 04:53 PM)SumOfAllFears Wrote:  On the other picture, long jackets in summer? it is a fake photoshoped picture.

Right, because the picture couldnt possibly have been taken in winter...

Not at an August town hall, it couldn't.

The chubby guy? I thought the implication was that was from last Nov, not recently. Coats aren't a problem, although there are some hints it could be photoshopped.

I don't know if it's real or not, but this fascism banter has been going on for 5 years minimum. The "14-steps" and Wolf's "Ten Steps" are both incredibly childish, and factually wrong. They're written at a 10th grade level, and I don't consider it a compliment that so many adults think like adolescent 15 year olds.

Sina's column has its flaws too. He's at his best disecting Obama's supporters, and pointing to the lack of substance in Obama's comments and senate record.

He's at his worst juxtaposing Obama w/ Hitler.