An old con game and a new order

In comparison to the praise and rationalizations of and for Barack Obama, there is a dearth of hard criticism. A few conservative talk show hosts are all you'll find in opposition to what I consider an attempt by many to perpetuate a big lie. Even many libertarians apparently find it difficult to state the truth about Obama without minimization and a simultaneous trashing of McCain and Palin.

From now until the election I'm going to lay out why I vehemently oppose Obama and everything for which he stands. This is not pro-McCain, but strictly anti-Obama-ism. I'm at the point I don't care who's elected -- the system of government we presently have is set up to continue statist policies no matter which party is in control of the executive branch. I don't care if Obama wins by a landslide -- this is not about the elections, it's about what I believe Obama represents and why I oppose what he stands for.

I will write a series of articles spelling out what seems obvious, yet, for the most part, is ignored by the media. It goes to the heart of what I believe is wrong in America. The first article which I'll post tomorrow has to do with the president-centric mindset that has developed in the US over the years and how Obama is the culmination of this dangerous and irrational mindset -- "irrational" because it prevents realization of a failed system of government and dulls the use of reason to help ground thinking in facts and objectivity. This obsession with presidents leads us away from the private sector of productivity toward the princes of politics, which is a backward reaction to the dynamic movement of economic forces underneath the hoopla.

It's smoke and mirrors to keep focus on dependency and the remnants of central, federal control. I see it as an emotional hangover from the public that has grown dependent and the last ditch effort of statists clinging to an old order. It's not confined to the US, it's the old order of the world hanging on to an illusion.

This, also, is not meant to change anyone's mind. Changing the mind of five readers won't make a difference :). It's mainly a cleansing of my mind on the issue.

Comments

[Vance Shutes]

Mike,

>"...the president-centric mindset that has developed in the US over the years..."

You nailed it with this line. The country is duped into thinking that the President is alll-powerful, when it is the liberal-led congress (in other words, the combination of the House and the Senate) which has brought about our present situation. And when we consider the re-election rate of congressional candidates, we realize how screwed we really are in this election, no matter the outcome of the Presidential race.