There is no text book definition of "what is an American." However, for most people it means what they perceive America and Americans to be, in general. The reason many people believe Obama to be "anti- American" is because he doesn't like what many people believe America to be. His wife doesn't either. They resent many of the institutions, associations and policies, both domestic and international, that define this country for many people. It is not hard to understand where this derision comes from when you examine Barack and Michelle's associates and their philosophies over the years.
On Oct 22, 5:33 pm, Sage2 <[email protected]> wrote: > It could be Obama is not nti-American!? He is however > pro-socialist which makes him anti-American. > > ************************************************************************************************************************* > > On Oct 21, 4:49 pm, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > > > « Obama and Ahmadinejad — the Love > > Song<http://www.bookwormroom.com/2009/10/18/obama-and-ahmadinehad-the-love...> > > > The gay agenda <http://www.bookwormroom.com/2009/10/18/the-gay-agenda/> » > > > Is Barack Obama anti-American? > > *UPDATED*<http://www.bookwormroom.com/2009/10/18/is-barack-obama-anti-american/> > > > Bookworm <http://www.bookwormroom.com/author/bookworm/> on Oct 18 2009 at > > 12:48 pm | Filed under: > > Anti-Americanism<http://www.bookwormroom.com/category/anti-americanism/>, > > Barack Obama <http://www.bookwormroom.com/category/barack-obama/>, > > Freedom<http://www.bookwormroom.com/category/freedom/> > > > 23 <http://tweetmeme.com/story/219069223/> > > > tweets <http://tweetmeme.com/story/219069223/> > > > retweet > > > A couple of weeks ago, I included in a post the statement that Barack Obama > > is anti-American. A dear and respected friend suggested that I was > > exaggerating. Obama may have a different vision of or goal for America, he > > said, but that’s scarcely the same as being anti-American. I’ve been > > thinking that over for a while and, after a lot of mental give and take > > about what it means to be “anti-” anything, have now decided that Barack > > Obama is indeed anti-American. > > > Everything has a fundamental essence, a quality that makes it uniquely > > itself. Take an orange, for example. It’s not only citrus fruit, *it’s an > > orange colored *citrus fruit. Horticulturists can alter its size, its > > texture, it’s sweetness, and the purity of its orange color, but it still > > remains an orange because that color is its definition. Change the color, > > however, and suddenly, you have the un-orange, the anti-orange. You have > > something completely different that no longer contains within it the essence > > of the original fruit. Lose the essence and you lose the orange. > > > America has an essence too, and that essence is liberty. America since its > > inception has been defined by liberty, both the liberty of the individual > > and the liberty of the nation. Individual liberty means that Americans > > should be subject to minimal government constraints. The state exists to > > serve the individual (commerce, transportation, security), not to control > > the individual. That’s why the Bill of Rights focuses so closely on > > individual freedoms: the freedom to speak, the freedom to write, the > > freedom to worship, the freedom to defend oneself with arms, the freedom > > from searches and seizures, etc. Liberty also extends to the nation. Both > > the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution are replete with > > examples of the Founders’ absolute obsession with national sovereignty. > > Just recently, we’ve been reminded of the fact that the Founders didn’t even > > want the appearance of impropriety and the risk of influence, since they > > specifically prohibited foreign emoluments for our presidents. > > > Despite blunders of enormous magnitude (slavery, the treatment of Native > > Americans, and the imprisonment of American Japanese), Americans have, for > > the most part, taken these freedoms with the utmost seriousness. We are a > > nation “of the people, by the people and for the people.” We have not > > allowed ourselves to be ruled by tyrannies, dictators or bureaucracies. We > > like our taxes low and our freedoms high. In the past 100 years, when we > > fight wars, we do not fight wars to conquer other people, we fight wars to > > free other people from tyrannies. Those on the Left who sneer at our > > “imperialist ventures” implicitly side with Hitler, with the North Koreans, > > with the Communist North Vietnamese, and with Saddam Hussein (mass murderer > > of his own people). While ordinary Americans shed blood so that others on > > foreign shores can live free, the Left cheers on those who would deny their > > own citizens (or the citizens of conquered nations) the same freedoms we > > unthinkingly enjoy. > > > All the freedoms I’ve discussed can very quickly be distilled into a single > > essence, *an American essence*: American individuals are free from control > > by and fear of their own government, and the American nation is free from > > control by other nations. > > > Barack Obama is anti-American because he wants to change this American > > essence. His domestic policy is directed at increasing government control > > in every area, which decreases individual liberty. Here’s an incomplete > > bullet-point list of his anti-liberty goals on the home front: > > > - He wants to remove any last vestiges of the marketplace from > > individuals’ control over their own health care, and put the government > > entirely in charge. > > - He’s willing to give government control over American businesses (i.e., > > Bank takeover ands Government Motors). > > - His administration, while on record as opposing the Fairness Doctrine, > > is aggressively exploring a backdoor regulatory > > scheme<http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1484968/obama_and_the_fairne...>that > > would have precisely the same practical effect as the Fairness > > Doctrine: it would impose government restrictions on content, rather > > than > > allowing the market (that means us, the consumers) to control content. > > - His FCC wants to control the > > internet<http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/09/new_fcc_chairman_targets_inter...>, > > which is a humming beehive of free speech, much of it critical of Obama. > > - Although he’s mostly erased the record, his dream is to create a > > civilian national security > > force<http://forthardknox.com/2008/07/16/say-what-a-400b-national-security-...>, > > subordinate to the administration, which would be larger than the > > American > > military. The military, please note, is controlled by the Constitution > > and > > has traditionally existed as a separate entity from any government. > > - He wants to take away the right to bear arms. He’ll pay lip service to > > supporting the Second Amendment, but his fundamental goal is to use > > government to remove arms from > > individuals<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/06/AR200...>. > > I’ve never held a gun in my life, but I know that the Founders understood > > that, for individuals, their single biggest defense against an > > overreaching > > government, is the right to arm themselves. Statists never allow their > > citizens to bear arms. Indeed, the first thing the Nazis did was ban > > guns > > in citizen’s hands. > > - He wants to redistribute > > wealth<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRPbCSSXyp0>. > > Without money, people have no choices. The more money the government > > siphons to itself, the fewer choices we, as individuals have, which > > makes us > > increasingly subordinate to the government. > > > Of course, not all these Obama dreams will become reality. As I noted > > above, Obama has been trying to delete evidence that he ever dreamt about a > > huge civilian security force at his beck and call. And with other dreams > > (for example, the Second Amendment) he’s doing a fancy dance by which he > > tries to hide his authoritarian impulses. But it doesn’t matter. This post > > isn’t about what Obama will actually do. It’s about what he wants to do, > > what his desires are *vis a vis* the American people — and it’s very clear > > that his desire is antithetical to the American essence. He wants to limit > > or destroy individual liberties. > > > Politically, too, Obama’s impulses are all antithetical to liberty. Again, > > some examples: > > > - He has turned against the only democratic nation in the Middle East > > (that would be Israel), in favor of the bloodied tyrannical theocracies > > on > > her borders. > > - By reversing his pledge to keep a missile defense system in place in > > Poland and the Czech Republic, he has favored Iran’s Muslim tyranny over > > these democratic nations only so recently freed from Communism. > > - Figuratively and literally, he bows to dictators (Saudis, Venezuelans, > > Russians, Iranians, Cubans). They ask, he gives. In other words, > > contrary > > to America’s hundred year history of siding with the people against their > > tyrants, he sides with the tyrants against their people. > > - In Honduras, he sided with the delusional Zelaya against the people and > > the Constitution. > > - In Iran, when the people took to the streets, he sided with the > > megalomaniac theocracy, against the people. > > - In his much-heralded speech to the Muslim world, in addition to > > grounding Israel’s right to exist solely on a Holocaust the Muslim world > > denies, he repeatedly and noisily > > trumpeted<http://www.bookwormroom.com/2009/09/01/obama-again-celebrates-putting...>the > > right of Muslim men to control Muslim women, a > > trope he > > reiterated<http://www.bookwormroom.com/2009/09/01/obama-again-celebrates-putting...>in > > subsequent speeches. This goes beyond the idiocy of multiculturalism > > and > > actively supports the subordination of an eighth of the world’s > > population. > > (If 1/4 of the world is Muslim, and half of those Muslims are women….) > > - In his speeches, he assures the tyrannies of the world that America is > > abandoning her century old role of America’s policeman. They are freed > > from > > any constraint. > > - By joining the farce that is the U.N. Human Rights Council, he is > > lending America’s imprimatur to > > ... > > read more » --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
