Marxist-Socialist Fears in Obama Presidency.

Georgia Representative Paul Broun tapped into an undercurrent of public fear when he questioned what Barack Obama’s socialist-leanings may mean in the next administration. He warned of an “Obama dictatorship” and fears of a coming Marxists-socialist agenda based on Obama’s own recent statements, and compared his rapid ascension in troubled times to the circumstances which promoted Adolph Hitler from obscurity to elective office in Germany.

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The rhetoric is obviously harsh but unfortunately taps into sentiment that is widely whispered in the public. It is obviously too early to know if the fears are founded, but it is a sentiment felt by a large segment of a wary public as Obama transitions from president-elect to the White House. Obama needs to act swiftly to counter these fears by directly confronting them in his next press conference.

Paul Broun most fears Obama’s proposal of a national civilian security force that would trump local law enforcement and local laws. Obama’s idea conjures up images of strong-arm tactics used in other socialist countries like Venezuela. Socialist governments in Central and South America have long used quasi-government militias to strong-arm political opponents. That happens to be a favored tactic of the liberation theology movement south of our border, of which Obama’s former church in Chicago is connected.

The idea is similar to that of his new Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel, who has advocated for “universal citizen service.” The idea of forced servitude by young people hearkens back to the colonial days when the British government conscripted men to serve on Royal Navy ships. The idea so enraged the founding fathers that it became one of the contributing factors in the Revolutionary War against the British monarchy.

Although it is easy for our American sensibilities to dismiss Paul Broun as a fringe publicity monger, lingering questions about Obama remain. These questions caused a mainstream media reporter, Barbara West of station WFTV, to openly question Joe Biden about Barack Obama’s Marxist tendencies in an on-air interview. See that video below. The interview so annoyed the Obama campaign that they cut off access for that station, demonstrating a heavy hand against dissenting voices in the media. Subsequently, they abruptly kicked all media organizations who endorsed his opponent off of Obama’s airplane.

Paul Broun is a no crackpot. As a biography, he is a 2nd term United States congressman who was re-elected in a landslide this past election to serve Georgia’s 10th congressional district. He served in U.S. Marines and became a U.S. Navy Medical Officer. After leaving the armed forces, Broun became a physician in Georgia for over 20 years. He is married with two children. Read more about him here.

There is so little we know about Obama’s policies that people like Paul Broun are asking nagging questions. An Obama dictatorship seems impossible to those who cherish democratic-capitalism, and probably serves no constructive purpose except to sound early warning bells for any socialist-style proposals coming from the president’s desk.

But the questions remain on the public’s mind. What does Obama want to do with a civilian security force? How much income confiscation and redistribution does he intend? And what steps will he take to silence opponents in the media beyond trying to revive the “fairness doctrine”?


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