| For years, many Americans have been worried | | | | NO SAY IN RUNNING OR FINANCING |
| about creeping socialism here in America as our | | | | PROGRAMS PROPOSED BY OBAMA. |
| government has started more and more federally | | | | Going further, "social ownership can take many |
| controlled programs, and instituted more and | | | | forms: worker-owned cooperatives or |
| more regulations in our lives. However, since | | | | state-owned enterprises managed by workers |
| Obama's election, the trend toward socialism has | | | | and consumer representatives. Democrat |
| become a growing rush of "Lemmings to the Sea" | | | | Socialists favor as much decentralization (of |
| with proposed Government control over most | | | | federal government) as possible...worker |
| areas of our lives. Many Americans on both sides | | | | ownership of large corporations is another |
| of the aisle have become more and more | | | | possibility...the tasks would be spread among as |
| alarmed at this trend, making it not just a | | | | many people as possible and redistribution of |
| Conservative Issues Problem, but an American | | | | wealth (taxing the rich more and giving it to the |
| Problem. | | | | poor)...the vast wealth of this nation must be |
| Apparently, some "smart" fellow(s) decided to try | | | | distributed more equally...simply put, we must tax |
| and make socialism more palatable to millions of | | | | the rich."* |
| Americans by calling it "Democratic Socialism". | | | | Socialism has not and cannot work. To expect |
| There now, doesn't that sound better than just | | | | people to divide their wealth with the poor who |
| plain old Socialism? | | | | cannot or will not work goes against human |
| So let us examine just what Democratic Socialism | | | | nature and democratic ideals. Going further in the |
| is. "Democratic Socialists believe that both the | | | | same article, "...NO COUNTRY HAS FULLY |
| economy and society should be run democratically | | | | INSTITUTED DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM." There |
| to meet the needs of the Whole Community, not | | | | are reasons why; DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM |
| to make profits for a few. If adopted in America, | | | | DOESN'T WORK. |
| many structures of our economy must be | | | | Fellow Americans, do not let the name, |
| radically transformed...so that ordinary Americans | | | | Democratic Socialism, fool you into thinking this is |
| can participate in many decisions affecting our | | | | a better or more perfect form of Socialism and |
| lives...Democratic Socialists do not want to create | | | | therefore ideal for America's future. A wolf in |
| a big government bureaucracy."* Now let us stop | | | | sheep's clothing is still a wolf. Beware of Socialism |
| and consider. Does anyone reading this see | | | | in any form and fight to preserve America's |
| anywhere in Obama's Socialist programs where | | | | values and heritage of capitalism, personal |
| the average John and Jane has any say in running | | | | responsibility, and fairness. Nobody who played by |
| the proposed programs? I don't; ergo he is not | | | | the rules, paid their mortgages, and worked hard |
| proposing Democratic Socialism, but rather | | | | wants to help pay the mortgages of folks who |
| Autocratic** Socialism. Sure, we can vote him out | | | | didn't. LET US WORK AT KEEPING AMERICA THE |
| of office in four years. We can call our Senators | | | | LAND OF OPPORTUNITY. |
| and Representatives and protest, BUT WE HAVE | | | | |