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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]you can be a "socialist" without being a marxist.  Similar to the socialist parties of western europe, with that failed late 70s early 80s market socialist hybrid.  i.e., the govt controls the means of production of many industries with much more of a welfare state.  So yeah, I think Obama is likely that form of "socialist".  He distrusts the markets and finds the accumulation of capital distasteful and inequitable.  [/quote]

Evidence, please? Or is this just more mind-reading?

In any case, we live in a socialist country.  We have since the near collapse of our society in the 30s.  We have a huge super-majority support for Socialism here in the US.  Even the furthest right nutjobs of the GOP seem to understand this--which is why not a single one of them will openly campaign against socialist programs like Social Security and Medicare.

Just because the president doesn't anthropomorphize and fetishize "Teh Markets" as though they were his God, doesn't mean he's against them.  Heck, anyone with even half a functioning brain realizes that "the markets" only work if they're well-regulated.  And we've had policies that work to reverse the concentration of wealth into the hands of the few in this country since it was founded.  In fact, the estate tax was one of the cornerstones of our young nation.  It's only in the last few decades that a few democracy-haters have worked feverishly to create a multi-generational plutocracy here in America.  America is about working hard and building wealth.  Not about being able to lavish riches on your children so they never have to contribute anything.[/quote]

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