Here is the latest video and photos of the so-called “Obama Youth” pledging allegiance to Barack Obama. The scene is eerily reminiscent of the Hitler Youth movement so many years ago in Germany.
The Obama Youth
To participants in Barack Obama’s youth movement there is apparently nothing fun about the presidential race. It is at least in part a reactionary movement which believes that Barack Obama will change America’s political institutions in revolutionary ways.
We do not know if Barack Obama embraces this sort of militant adoration or rejects it. He has been strangely silent on the topic, such as when the frightening image surfaced last week of kindergarten kids singing allegiance to Obama. Our request for comment from the campaign went answered that time.
Other reputable news outlets have written about the Obama Youth movement as a positive, stating that the Obama youth merely represent the involvement of children in American politics in ways that we never expected but should appreciate.
That is certainly true, but we wonder whether the phenomenon is positive or negative in our open culture which embraces a diversity of ideas. To other media organizations the imagery is frightening.
The latest Obama Youth video is below along with photos.
Your thoughts?
Obama Youth (Photos)
Obama Youth (Video)
October 5th, 2008 at 7:17 pm
This video is one of the most bizarre things I have ever seen and I don’t know what these people or the people who made this are thinking but I hope they aren’t the new recruits at the los angeles police academy.
October 5th, 2008 at 9:30 pm
This is what I see; Black youngsters being inspired by a black man who has risen to being one of the choices for President of the United States of America. Black youngsters being inspired to be lawyers, firemen, engineers.
This is a form of dance/performance common in the Black community, called “step” or “stepping.”
You who believe it bizarre or reminiscent of H*tler Youth are simply showing your ignorance.
October 5th, 2008 at 9:50 pm
Gee you go from someone thinking your bizarre performance is just that to calling them nazi’s. Your in error and I will tell you why. This is the most bizarre, what you call dance performance, I have ever seen. Try watching it with the sound off and notice how angry and miliatant the faces and body language becomes as it “progresses”. And don’t be so race centric as they aren’t black africans, they are like all american multigenertional blacks mixtures of two or more races. Your referring to a state of mind, like those South Carolina adds or Cobert who even himself says he doesn’t see race. Obama is a mix of white and black, but you see it as black. That is race cetric as if that will solve anyone’s problems. Obama could be a potential first rate administrator since bush has so lowered the bar. Who knows. The way the two candidates are running their campaings we can’t make heads or tails out of whom would be better. All I know is their handlers are cheating and confusing us all and are doing a public disservice. So it is not me who is ignorant. But it is you who are playing the anger card tacked onto the race card and to expect an apology from you would be like asking for your ice cream not to melt in the sun. yep.
October 6th, 2008 at 1:59 am
What you guys are missing is that they are chanting, “Alpha, Omega,” the name given to Christ in the book of Revelation. This, along with the singing children, is just downright creepy.
October 6th, 2008 at 3:35 am
Hmm… disciplined young black males, inspired by Barack Obama and able to cite potential benefits of his policy theory is somehow threatening to you?
October 6th, 2008 at 5:04 am
What will happen to all black children if The O is not president?
Will they not be able to become something unless he is in office?
Do the blacks in the current administration not count for anything?
Please, Obamaiacs get a grip.
October 6th, 2008 at 7:13 am
Brian-I did not call them N*zi’s. The author of this article, MCCAIN, compared these kids to H*tler Youth.
October 6th, 2008 at 10:01 am
Ebgel,
What do you think the H*tler Youth were? Choir Boys!
It is a shame that people think that the government is the only way anyone can be something. The kids in this video can be anything they want without Obama or McCain. They are being brainwashed into thinking that the mean republicans want them to be gangster in the projects.
How sad that most blacks in this country don’t realize it was the democrats they love so much that build the plantation of Public Housing so they could keep people (black and white) stupid of the facts and have a voting base every 4 years.
Is the O the next H*tler? I doubt it. He is simply not that smart. But if he wins, by this time next year, all Americans will have a fowl taste in their mouth that they can’t get rid of until 2012. The Good news about the O winning—-he will be serving the second term of President Carter.
I still believe the McCain will win this, although it will be close and of course there will be the Rac*st song sung for months.
I would invest in tissue companies and make a fortune. As for the youth, they will be okay.
October 6th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
Obama and his kool-aid-drinking fools are just plain creepy.
October 6th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
Turns out there is a teacher behind this.
Now we know why our kids can’t read or write.
October 6th, 2008 at 9:17 pm
hey!
we work under difficult conditions …
you try teaching marxist-leninism while trying to squeeze in lessons on global warming, the evils of christianity and being a good world citizen
until then … stop complaining
October 7th, 2008 at 5:55 am
Lisab,
You can change careers in this country. If you hate teaching, find another job. But that is not an excuse for this video. That is just stupid. And because someone is a teacher, does not make them smart or even smarter then others.
There are private christian schools you could teach at. The biggest problem with this, is that education should be a local issue and not run by Washington.
But it is and so you have a choice. My son teaches at a private christian school because he has children and does not want them in public schools.
The other option is run for you local school board and stand up and be bold about the policies. Our education in this country is a mini-communist society because we have allowed the basics to be removed and replace with the liberal views of the highly educated snobs that we elect.
October 7th, 2008 at 9:01 am
I’ve got to agree with Brian on this one - clearly none of you have every seen any “step” performances or competitions for Black/African American sororities and fraternities. It’s a commonplace practice in the black community. Something that should conjure neither fear nor apprehension.
At the same time, why use a piece of YouTube video that so clearly indicative of the minority of Obama youth supporters and extrapolate that as somehow reflective of Barack Obama as an individual. The demographic statistics of the average “Obama Youth” supporter would be far more telling…
October 7th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
I still say watch the video with the sound off. Notice these “kids” are in combat camaflage pants, black/blue shirts, with badges of authority on them. First emotionless faces that slowly turn hostile and aggressive and the upper arm mucsculature is not endearing, its a combat challenge. I would be more impressed watching them play in a band, sing in a group, building houses for habitat for hummanity, or cooking soup and sandwiches at a homeless shelter, or looking through microscopes in a labortory. Anyone who has lived in a controversal city knows what wearing combat pants signifies. You guys who are giving some innocent interpretation to this are just kidding, as its anything but innocent. I personally thought the kids were being used and humiliated by their handlers. There is nothing healthy looking about that film frankly and they don’t seem to be enjoying it in a health way either. It looks and feels tainted. I think this robs the kids fo their dignity and makes them look like someone’s lackies.
October 7th, 2008 at 9:58 pm
Stop folks, before you show how completely ignorant you are.
I am a white person, but know enough about black fraternities and also have attended ’step shows’, which are wonderful entertainment in the black community.
Yeah, it IS a black thing; something most white older folks have no clue about.
October 7th, 2008 at 10:27 pm
why do you assume because some has artistic feelings different than you they are rac*st or ignorant, when in fact its bizarre watching them in their military pants, police shirts, and upperarms in a push away posture, and unsmiling steadily growing angry and aggressive faces? I think its an artisic flop and highly bizarre. I didn’t say “you people”, I just say the kids look like they are being humiliated by some twisted adult or adults in charge of them.
So as hopefully you can now see that people can have different artistic viewpoints and it not be a race thing. Thankyou. By the way I don’t feel like any particular race, but simply a sensate human on this earth, friend to dogs and cats who suffer under the tyranny of humans if they don’t have a compassionate caretaker. That is my feelings on race.
October 7th, 2008 at 10:33 pm
oh your not only race-centric but age-centric as all. Your putting something on these kids they just don’t need. Give them a happier life! I don’t think I am the ignorant one here.
October 7th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
“Turns out there is a teacher behind this. Now we know why our kids can’t read or write.”
“because someone is a teacher, does not make them smart or even smarter then others.”
George, you seem to have an awful lot of contempt for teachers considering it is your son’s chosen profession. Or do these feelings only extend to public school teachers? Either way, it’s a very sad view of the education system, and doesn’t say much for the future of the country if you’re right…
September 20th, 2009 at 3:28 am
The Obama speech to school kids on September 8, 2009 was
to further Obamas’ two goals:
1. A new pledge of allegiance:
I pledge allegiance to Obama,
Ruler of the United States of America,
and to his associates for whom he stands.
One nation, under Obama,
With liberty and justice for Democrats.
2. A new “high 5” greeting; with right hand raised chant:
Obama Rules!
To help your kids keep these goals ever before them
have them print them on banners, e-mails, and
post cards (about 20 cents in large quantities).
Forward this e-mail to everyone on your e-mail list.