REDISTRIBUTION, or What Will Obama Do?

The media has released more evidence that Obama loves the concept of "redistribution." The information came from a radio program he was on in Chicago, 2001. Don't you wonder how these things get out? And, how they're released in little snippets of information so that we can absorb each individually?

Now, Obama is leading in the polls and there is good evidence that he will be elected, therefore, I'm sure all of us conservative, deep thinkers are wondering what will happen to the country if that happens. For a while I have had a zip of fear everytime I think of it and would push the possibilities from my mind. Yesterday, I decided to face my fears and force myself to review what his administration might look like.

I, for one, hope that his "redistribution of wealth" philosphy versus his "redistribution of income tax" promise has gone by the wayside in his plans. But, I'm not really hopeful. Obama is a formidable, intelligent, calculating, organized man. If the rumors are true that he is a fan of Saul Alinsky's philosophy of constructive social change, then Obama's promise to community organizers that they will have an integral part in his administration will be a fact.

In that case, we will see a wave of change, a revolution in the United States that will take our breath away. First, Obama will make sure that everyone is on board, because that is the only way he will be successful. Like William Ayers had written in his "Communist Manifesto", Obama will "re-educate" us to think his way. This education could be rather subtle and innocuous or it could be violent. Ayers promoted re-education camps and those who could not be re-educated would be terminated. Let's remember Hitler. This is what Ayers was proposing. Let's pray that Obama is not that radical. Maybe he's more an Alinsky radical.

Here are direct quotes from Saul Alinsky's "Rules for Radicals."

"Any revolutionary change must be preceded by a passive, affirmative, non-challenging attitude toward change among the mass of our people. They must feel so frustrated, so defeated, so lost, so futureless in the prevailing system that they are willing to let go of the past and chance the future. This acceptance is the reformation essential to any revolution. To bring on this reformation requires that the organizer work inside the system. If we fail to communicate with them (the lower and middle class), if we don't encourage them to form alliances with us, they will move to the right. Maybe they will anyway, but let's not let it happen by default."

" To build a powerful organization takes time. It is tedious, but that's the way the game is played - if you want to play and not just yell, "Kill the umpire."

"From the beginning the weakness as well as the strength of the democratic ideal has been the people. People cannot be free unless they are willing to sacrifice some of their interests to guarantee the freedom of others. The price of democracy is the ongoing pursuit of the common good by all of the people. One hundred and thirty-five years ago Tocqueville gravely warned that unless individual citizens were regularly involved in the action of governing themselves, self-government would pass from the scene. Citizen participation is the animating spirit and force in a society predicated on voluntarism."

Sound familiar? First, Obama helped as a community organizer, working behind the lines for change. Then, Bush became President and the Iraq war began. Obama saw discontent, anger, and frustration by the people. He started his move up the ranks of government. He saw that the people had such anger at the Bush administration, that they might be willing to accept a drastic change in government, and quite possibly, a change in our basic principals of government. According to Alinsky, anger and frustration is followed by an attitude of hope that change can bring about a solution to our problems. And, Obama has promised that change, and you can see it on people's faces when they look at him, and on the faith they have put in him that he will make things right with the world, even though the people don't know, and haven't been told, what the "change" is.

Obama's words have an eerily familiar ring to Saul Alinsky: anger, change, volunteerism, unity, sacrifice. While Saul did not write what the "ideal" revolutionary change in government was, the change in government that will "fix" our problems, I believe Obama has it tucked neatly into organized cubbies in his mind.

First, he will make us happy. That's part of the "re-education" process. He promises everything during the campaign, then gives us a tidbit of the change we want. What is it the people want? To punish the wealthy and hurt big corporations. Therefore, Obama will tax the top 95% and the money will go directly to the rest of us based on income. Also, all government tax breaks to corporations will be removed.

Then, he will pass many laws in all areas of government to mold government to the ideal image he has for it. One of the immediate bills will be the civilian national security force to aid in the re-education of the masses and to encourage the American people to get involved in government responsibilities.

He will work with the unions to unionize as many companies as possible. Obama promised to pass the Employee Free Choice Act, which will drop secret ballot rules for unions. Only 50 % of workers will be needed to unionize. Employees will sign cards stating they favor union representation. This will mean a huge windfall for unions in union dues and more expense for companies in the form of benefits.

His foreign policy will be to send his emissaries, or himself, to all countries we consider terrorist nations to negotiate for peace. He will promise the immediate removal of troops from all areas of the world. Our troops will be sent home and most of them will be retired. All development of weapons will be terminated. Defensive missiles will be removed. U.S. military sights around the world will be closed.

Obama will offer health care for all, pour money into education for the poor, promote and grant money for solar and wind energy, and restrict any oil drilling, coal mining, or nuclear energy development. He will send billions to African nations and will encourage and incentivize our citizens to go to these countries to help.

He will legalize same sex marriage, assimilate illegal aliens, and open the borders to everyone who wants to come in. He will make NAFTA more friendly for the U.S., demand environmental agreements for other countries, and will make sure that corporations cannot send jobs overseas, probably through heavy taxes. He will prevent offshore tax havens and tax shelters, or will tax them so heavily they will not be profitable.

He will re-institute the Fairness Doctrine, so Liberal and Democratic views have equal time in the media.

He will eliminate tax loopholes and deductions. We will have a flat tax to be equitable.

In his second term, he will raise money to finance our debt by taxing the middle class, raising social security taxes, medicare taxes, and windfall taxes.

He will ban all guns and/or will tax the purchase of guns heavily.

He will ensure that radical community organizations are heavily funded with tax dollars.

There is a good probability that he will pay all African Americans reparation money in the form of wealth redistribution. Those with money will have a huge tax to pay for this.

If he's really corrupt, we will see changes in our Constitution to guarantee reparation or redistribution annually. He may change or remove the term limits of the Presidency. He may restrict the Internet, like China, and keep close tabs on the media to ensure they are not saying anything negative about him. He may nationalize certain companies, like oil companies.

If Obama is as radical as Ayers, then he will eventually close our borders, prevent or restrict our travel to other countries, and organize a police state. He will spy on us using his civilian security force. And, he will become our permanent leader, for "our own good."

So, there you have it. I pray it won't be what I think it will be...