“The transition from democracy to tyranny,” Plato says, “is most easily brought about by a popular leader who knows how to exploit the class antagonism between the rich and the poor within the democratic state, and who succeeds in building up a bodyguard of a private army of his own. The people who have hailed him first as the champion of freedom are soon enslaved.”
Karl R. Popper: The Open Society and Its Enemies page 43.
“exploit the class antagonism between the rich and the poor within the democratic state…”
“We have a [moral] deficit when CEOs are making more in ten minutes than some workers make in ten months.” – Barack Obama January 20, 2008.
“For top executives to award themselves these kinds of compensation packages in the midst of this economic crisis isn’t just bad taste — it’s a bad strategy — and I will not tolerate it. - Barack Obama February 4, 2009.
To Pay for Health Care, Obama Looks to Taxes on Affluent
“These folks can afford it. They were rich back in the ’90s. It’s not like suddenly they’re going to have to go to the poorhouse. But what that does is it allows us to pay for health care reform for a lot of people.” - Barack Obama March 18, 2009.
Obama Considers Middle Class Tax Hikes for Healthcare, “Cap and Trade”
“building up a bodyguard of a private army of his own…”
“We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we’ve set. We’ve got to have a civilian national security force that’s just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded.” - Barack Obama July 2, 2008.
“The people who have hailed him first as the champion of freedom are soon enslaved…”
Wealthy Democrat Supporters Dumbfounded… Realize Obama Will Take Their Money
Barack Obama’s rich supporters fear his tax plans show he’s a class warrior
Obama Tells Disappointed Supporters: “I Am the Change.”
This post sparked by Theo Spark…
October 29, 2009 at 6:48 am |
There are plenty of things that worry me, but Obama starting class warfare with his private army ain’t one of ‘em.
October 29, 2009 at 2:45 pm |
Man, you’re hard to rile up…
October 29, 2009 at 8:12 pm |
We, the people of the United States… are so fucked!