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16 March 2009

Obama's No Socialist. I Should Know. (Normally, I do not do political posts or participate in political posts here and elsewhere in the MetaVerse. But I happened upon an editorial in a mainstream newspaper that I ACTUALLY AGREED WITH, amazingly enough. So I decided to share it here.)

post by: jason's_planet at: 23:34 | 6 comments

You don't get to be a socialist in the US without having a very good sense of humor. Or a very bad one.

posted by box 17 March | 09:23

When I was an exchange student in Germany, I met and talked at length with true socialists. The Socialist Party USA is as socialist as the Libertarians are libertarian. IOW, not very. True, they are more left-leaning than your typical american blogger of progressive persuasion, but take their measure as actual socialists and the needle barely scrapes the edge of red.

posted by Ardiril 17 March | 10:29

True, they are more left-leaning than your typical american blogger of progressive persuasion, but take their measure as actual socialists and the needle barely scrapes the edge of red.

That's a fair criticism.

But I kind of doubt that the Washington Post would give an editorial spot to a member of a Trotskyite newspaper cult.

posted by jason's_planet 17 March | 11:00

Yeah, too much risk of canceled subscriptions.

posted by Ardiril 17 March | 11:55

I would imagine that the majority of Europeans are more socialist than both Obama and the assorted members of the American Socialist party.

posted by seanyboy 17 March | 15:57

The majority of Americans are more socialist than they think.

posted by Hugh Janus 17 March | 16:10

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