Other Western countries are experiencing an economic downturn, thanks to the U.S. and its collapsing socialist housing market. However, these countries are not repeating the mistake made by the German people in 1933 when they elected Hitler, a man who promised “change”. Nor are they ready to overthrow the system as the Russians did in 1917 when they gave the Bolsheviks the reins of power.

it isn’t that Americans are stupid. Well, at least those who pay taxes and save aren’t stupid. It’s that they have turned inward so much.

Talk about redistribution of wealth…

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/19/AR2008101901416.html

I earn a lot of money and I think some wealth redistribution is a good thing. America is a long-way from socialism under any senario.

Having said that I do wish to point out that Ronald Reagan and George Bush out spent Bill Clinton in every discretionary Federal spending budget category when averaged over their term. And of course current Bush is just off the charts. I also should point out that there was more new job growth under Carter (3.1)and Clinton (5.4) than under Reagan (2.4) or current Bush (don’t have figures but I know he’s way behind Clinton).

I was responding to the post about 401k’s and Socialism, not the one about some nutters with a new homemade “B” tattoo on her face.

If you are interested in forming a more coherent response, feel free to read my comment again and respond to what was actually written.

Puleeezzeeee.

If some clown had posted a story about crazy hillbillies running into Detroit to carve “M’s” on hapless Negroes – the story would never have seen the light of day. Turn the tables and it spreads like wildfire.

Now then, I wrote, from minute one, that yesterday’s featured posting was bullshit. Do I have magic prognostication powers unavailable to white Righties?

No. I simply don’t have a natural prejudice to believe nonsense as long as it’s about Black folk. And, Chalmers, it would be helpful to simply dismiss me as an “angry black man”, but it really doesn’t fit these facts.

Plenty of White people are just as angry as I am about this nonsense. Don’t blame me for calling it out.

I think you have forgotten that the bailout was initially supported almost 50/50, but for once it was not along party lines. Half of each party didn’t get the memo, but fear not, they were quickly set straight by the party leadership on both sides of the aisle. The spending under Bush has been out of control, mostly because of 6 years of synergy. Clinton had no synergy, he had gridlock (remember all of the emergency spending bills?). I would say that what we need more of is gridlock, so since the Dems are running the Legislative branch, give the executive to the GOP… but in the end, maybe it would be better to give the Executive to the Dems and set up the GOP for major wins in 2 years. Either way, gridlock is good for America.

As for the race issue. Are you really so much the angry black man, or are you being melodramatic for effect? No doubt there is still racism in America, but it is not the driving force that you imply (or out and out claim). 92% of Americans don’t give a crap about Obama’s race. 8% of Americans don’t give a crap about Obama’s policies, because of his race (check out Howard Stern’s on the street interviews). Racism won’t get Obama elected and it won’t keep him from being elected.

By the way, Socialist is a nicer word for Marxist, not the N word. Find a new soap box, separate but equal was struck down decades ago, both in the courts and in the hearts and minds of Americans.