“Robin Hood” of America

Barack Obama probably is a fine man. He has charm, wit, a sense of humor, is a good husband and father, dreamer and achiever, good listener, and great public speaker. He seems well balanced. For these reasons it is difficult to see how dangerous he is to our country and to us.

Russia’s 1917 powerful anti-war movement, coupled with disdain for the Tzar’s conservative regime and poor economic conditions in the Russian Empire, likely brought into power the most devastating tyranny of contemporary Europe. The Marxists built a coalition of intellectual liberals who saw the Tsar’s regime as an obstacle preventing Russia’s democratization, affecting wealthy industrialists who desired broader entrepreneurial freedoms, disillusioned soldiers who wanted to end the war, and blue collar workers striving for just pay, medical benefits and other social services.

The coalition ran under a slogan “CHANGE”.

Marxists promised to take money from the rich and give it to the poor. They promised state-run free-for-all medical services, free education, (including entry to universities) for all Russian citizens, and a total tax holiday for those who “don’t have.” They promised to stop the unpopular war and kick the Tsar out of the country. Additionally, they assured the population total freedom of speech, assembly, political activities & travel. How one could resist such a blessing?

In order to build a “new and just society” Russian Communists imprisoned tens of millions of people who objected to sharing their wealth with the masses. They stopped all food supplies to the rebellious regions, thereby starving to death another ten million, and murdered leaders of all political powers, which opposed the “changes.” Obviously they believed they were doing a good deed for humanity by getting rid of the monsters who didn’t want to help starving children and suffering mothers. For more than seventy years life in Russia resembled life in prison. From that we can learn that some changes, even those that look humane on the surface can become devastating!

To Vietnam the idea of “change” came much later, not without help from the Russians.  For approximately twenty years the Vietnamese Communists battled with the ruling regime, which they considered overly oppressive, defeating not only the regime but also its ally, the United States of America. It was accomplished with the help of America’s own “far left.” Immediately after achieving power, they murdered hundreds of thousands of their own citizens and threw another million into “re-educational camps.” This regime killed everyone opposed to “changes.” When the government took properties from the wealthy and distributed them among the poor, everyone was happy… everyone, except the no longer wealthy and their families. Then, time came to start producing. No one desired to become wealthy. People did not even attempt to make money. No one paid taxes. Soon the whole country lived in a world without private sectors of production, without political freedom, without rights to travel abroad or any rights other than to yell, “I love Communism and the changes it brought to my country!” Some “great and just” changes can be devastating indeed.

Cambodia, a small country of 7 million, experienced the changes their leaders proclaimed and didn’t like them. The Leftists promised to give to the poor everything the rich had worked for. Soon after the Leftists had kicked out their own wealthy people and all foreign companies, all native foods disappeared from the shelves, followed by the disappearance of foreign foods. Local production stopped! To resolve this problem, the government killed 2 million of their own people. The remaining stopped complaining.  They were receiving a handful of rice daily and felt fortunate to be alive! Do you still like changes with slogans of equality and wealth re-distribution?

Cuban revolutionaries also wanted “change.” The Castro brothers and Che Guevara brought those changes to their people. They freed the island from oppression of their own “terrible” government and even more “despicable” neighbor, the United States of America. They freed the people from their properties and “stupid” capitalistic freedoms.  After people tasted the life under the Castros, they began to flee the island by any means available to them. Many used small boats; many were killed by the Cuban coast guard; multitudes died in the ocean. But even knowing that they had only a slim chance of survival, increasing numbers of boats were sailing under cover of night to escape the “changed” island. Some changes are devastating.

As a result of the WWII, the Eastern part of Germany was taken over by Russians.  Soon the Russian Zone of “oppressive capitalistic society” was exchanged for social justice and equality for all who were socialistic. From that moment on the Germans began to flee that area, opting for the American occupied sector. Why? They had everything Barack Obama is offering us today, but tens of thousands attempted to escape from the social paradise. Then East Germany’s government built a wall. Hundreds of Germans were killed while attempting to jump or crawl over it. Nevertheless they tried persistently, until the wall was destroyed by the efforts of another “oppressive capitalistic country,” the United Sates of America. Some changes are against human nature and will inevitably bring havoc and humiliation to the population.

Senator Obama wants to re-distribute our money. Being an honorable man, he wants the poor, the old and the sick to receive free medical services, get free education, money for paying rent and money to pay for cars plus insurance; money to pay for food and money to pay for cable services and money to pay for movie rentals. They are Americans and deserve all of the above. I am not trying to be funny or sarcastic. I repeat, they deserve all of the above and more. But I have a question. My experience says that when people get paid for nothing, most of them tend not to look for work. They already have been given funds for what they need, so why should they bother? They also feel that money supplier who is paying them for doing nothing is obligated to continue doing so! So instead of expressing thanks for the help received, they demand more and are angry when not receiving more and more and more. I am in favor of securing some kind of work for all able-bodied who want assistance. Employment in exchange for all benefits received seems logical, fair and sensible. Jobs which would help to better our parks, roads, and clean graffiti from our walls could be a solution.

For his next step, the esteemed Senator wants to use our money to provide everyone in the world with the same standard of living as previously stated. He wants to provide food on the tables for mothers who have seven children (fathered by seven different men) while they are still making no effort to change their dependence on society! Senator Obama wants to enable families who for many generations have not worked or even attempted to support themselves, to continue to raise another generation without worrying about the future. The question remains: From where will our American Robin Hood take the money to pay for all those wonderful things? The answer to this question is simple -  from YOU AND ME! We shall work and support those who are not even obligated to do anything for the money received. And as the experience tells us, they will hate us for that even more.

There are two ways to make members of a society equal. One is to try to bring up those that are down. It is a difficult and honorable task. This is what capitalistic society does –  unlike any other known to the world social system (kingdoms, socialistic republics, feudal states, Muslim states), capitalism quickly builds national wealth and makes life of the majority of its citizens bearable. This is why there is a huge immigration into Great Britain, Germany, the United States and Israel. Another way to change society is to put down those that are now up, as it was done in the Soviet Russia, East Germany, Vietnam, Cuba and many other countries that already attempted to do what Senator Obama and his Far Left friends are proposing to do in the United States. This is a politically popular, but morally despicable task. And it is easy, much easier then the first one. You just need to hook as many people as possible on the welfare-type programs, and then tell the recipients that if they vote for another party, they will lose the free lunches.

Done.

Will you vote for this wonderful plan? You have your opportunity to implement or kill it in November of 2008.

Good luck!
Leon Weinstein
Los Angeles, CA

leonweinstein@hotmail.com

PS I finally remembered why “Enough of the division of our country on the Blue States and the Red States... We again shall become The United States of America!” sounded familiar. Those were the exact words of a main character in the 2006 comedy “Man of the Year” about a comedian played by Robin Williams who decide to run for the President. His mantra in the movie was “Change, Change, Change”. Now we know where Senator Obama takes his slogans – from the talkies! Does he pay royalties on them, or just use them without asking?