Is Obama a traitor?
Barack Hussein Obama looking quite smug
Is President Obama a traitor? The Skeptic thinks it depends on your point of view, from some perspectives there is no room for doubt, from others it's a little bit murkier.
Chris Matthews bristles at the question and goes out of his way to explain the love Obama has for the US in ways Obama himself either can't, or won't express.
In a way all of the New World Order types are traitors, not just Americans but the New World Order types from any country, think about it, they want to get away from nation states, they want the world to be governed by a single government, no more borders. They believe, or claim to believe, that would put an end to war and lessen the gap between the rich and the poor. The Skeptic, and most people with any common sense, think that's nonsense of course, there is no economic system that can provide a decent standard of living for everyone. There will always be rich and poor, virtually every country has them, capitalist or communist, they all have the rich and powerful and the poor and powerless. As far as having one world government, the Skeptic has never heard an even passably cogent argument in favor of the concept, nothing but left wing pipe dreams of some unattainable utopia dreamed up by academics. What do they have against dozens of countries existing as they do now? Do they honestly believe that merging Sweden and Cuba will make for a better world? How about Russia and Germany, anyone think that will work out well? No, the Skeptic doesn't think that's a solution to anything, the Skeptic thinks instead of a bunch of wars between countries we'll have lots of little civil wars or insurrections which might be even more dangerous than a declared war. The Skeptic thinks the one world types like Obama believe that a world government is the only way for the poor countries of the world to climb out of poverty. It's ridiculous of course, they know it but they don't care, they have this goal and they mean to achieve it. Does that make Obama a traitor? Does the fact that he and others like him refuse to see any other view of the future make them evil? The Skeptic doesn't think so but he thinks it makes them diametrically opposed to the views of millions of Americans and that makes them dangerous to our way of life.
The one world types don't understand, or don't care, that wealth isn't a finite thing, they believe there is only so much wealth in the world and it needs to be split up equally, well, not exactly equally, but equally after they take out enough so the leaders can live better than the rest of us. People that really understand economics understand that it is possible for every country in the world to improve their lives, dramatically. The Skeptic thinks the problem is in the governments of the poorer counties, they are mostly governed by dictators, oh, they don't call themselves dictators anymore but that is what they are and unless you are lucky enough to have the most benevolent sort of dictator you are not going to have a very successful country. So isn't that a good reason to form a world government? That would get rid the world of dictators, right? No, not exactly, have a look at the EU, it's a small version of a one world government and it's a disaster.
Unfortunately, these people who advocate a world government understand perfectly well that it won't work but they don't care, they need things to be in a state of constant flux, always changing for no other reason than the sake of change itself. Hell, that was the theme of Obama's campaign, change, it was magical, elect Obama and the world would be magically changed and it did. Problem is it didn't change the way most of his supporters thought it would change because he never really articulated the change he envisioned. Don't get the Skeptic wrong, change can be a good thing, the Skeptic loves change... when it comes to technology, medical advancements or general knowledge but change for the sake of change in matters of political policy is foolish. Once a good framework is in place there's no reason for radical change and the only reason we're in so much trouble today is because we've been screwing around with a system that worked very well for a long time. We've tinkered with our system to the point where it's almost unrecognizable and Obama and his ilk want to change it even more, they want to essentially eliminate it and give up our sovereignty. Does that make him a traitor? Just because he has an entirely different view of the world and America's place in it doesn't warrant the label of traitor, does it?
Mr. Obama seems, on the surface, to be a good man, oh, there are rumors of a membership in a gay club called the Down-Low Club that never get any mention, the fact that he continues to take credit for writing a book that most people know he didn't, the fact that he speaks rather hesitatingly unless he has a teleprompter but in general he seems to be a decent guy. But...that doesn't mean he is or isn't a traitor.
So let's assume he's a nice guy, if you'd have asked someone about Benedict Arnold after the Battle of Saratoga no one would have believed it possible that he would soon betray his country, they would all say he he was a terrific fellow. There's a difference of course, at one time Arnold was a fervent patriot and he literally tried to sell his loyalty for money. Mr Obama, on the other hand, has never demonstrated much patriotism, listening to him campaign was torture for a real conservative, he, and his wife, seemed to never run out of criticisms of America and the Constitution. He called it a list of negative rights, he hated the fact that it lists things the government can't do. People like Chris Matthews can't bear hearing about his hatred of America, they can't conceive it because they generally agree with his positions and they honestly think of themselves as good Americans and that's where the Skeptic has a problem with Obama and all of the one world government types. They never considered this a great country, they never gave us credit for freeing the slaves, they only remember that we once had slaves. They despise the fact that we are a small percentage of the world's population but we use a large percentage of the world's resources, they want to cure this perceived evil by forming a world government that would take away what we've earned and give it to others. Does that make them traitors?
Is our president a traitor? The Skeptic would say probably not, at least in the traditional sense of the word. To be a traitor you have to turn on your country which implies you were on its side in the first place. The Skeptic isn't sure that's the case with Mr Obama, no matter how much Chris Matthews protests this line of thinking, Barack Obama was raised by people with an extremely socialistic or communistic point of view, that sort of thing does influence a child, it's impossible for a child to ignore the views of the adults around him, especially if he admires those adults, the Skeptic could argue that even if he didn't admire them their views would still influence him.
So no, Barack Obama is no traitor, he is true to his cause, it's just that his cause is not the cause of most conservatives, and probably not the cause of most moderates as well. If he succeeds in his mission we won't recognize our country, hell, it was almost unrecognizable before he was elected, and that's exactly what the man promised, he clearly said he wanted to fundamentally change America. The Skeptic thinks that most of us don't really believe it needed changing unless it was to make it more conservative and its people more self reliant.
Chris Matthews bristles at the question and goes out of his way to explain the love Obama has for the US in ways Obama himself either can't, or won't express.
In a way all of the New World Order types are traitors, not just Americans but the New World Order types from any country, think about it, they want to get away from nation states, they want the world to be governed by a single government, no more borders. They believe, or claim to believe, that would put an end to war and lessen the gap between the rich and the poor. The Skeptic, and most people with any common sense, think that's nonsense of course, there is no economic system that can provide a decent standard of living for everyone. There will always be rich and poor, virtually every country has them, capitalist or communist, they all have the rich and powerful and the poor and powerless. As far as having one world government, the Skeptic has never heard an even passably cogent argument in favor of the concept, nothing but left wing pipe dreams of some unattainable utopia dreamed up by academics. What do they have against dozens of countries existing as they do now? Do they honestly believe that merging Sweden and Cuba will make for a better world? How about Russia and Germany, anyone think that will work out well? No, the Skeptic doesn't think that's a solution to anything, the Skeptic thinks instead of a bunch of wars between countries we'll have lots of little civil wars or insurrections which might be even more dangerous than a declared war. The Skeptic thinks the one world types like Obama believe that a world government is the only way for the poor countries of the world to climb out of poverty. It's ridiculous of course, they know it but they don't care, they have this goal and they mean to achieve it. Does that make Obama a traitor? Does the fact that he and others like him refuse to see any other view of the future make them evil? The Skeptic doesn't think so but he thinks it makes them diametrically opposed to the views of millions of Americans and that makes them dangerous to our way of life.
The one world types don't understand, or don't care, that wealth isn't a finite thing, they believe there is only so much wealth in the world and it needs to be split up equally, well, not exactly equally, but equally after they take out enough so the leaders can live better than the rest of us. People that really understand economics understand that it is possible for every country in the world to improve their lives, dramatically. The Skeptic thinks the problem is in the governments of the poorer counties, they are mostly governed by dictators, oh, they don't call themselves dictators anymore but that is what they are and unless you are lucky enough to have the most benevolent sort of dictator you are not going to have a very successful country. So isn't that a good reason to form a world government? That would get rid the world of dictators, right? No, not exactly, have a look at the EU, it's a small version of a one world government and it's a disaster.
Unfortunately, these people who advocate a world government understand perfectly well that it won't work but they don't care, they need things to be in a state of constant flux, always changing for no other reason than the sake of change itself. Hell, that was the theme of Obama's campaign, change, it was magical, elect Obama and the world would be magically changed and it did. Problem is it didn't change the way most of his supporters thought it would change because he never really articulated the change he envisioned. Don't get the Skeptic wrong, change can be a good thing, the Skeptic loves change... when it comes to technology, medical advancements or general knowledge but change for the sake of change in matters of political policy is foolish. Once a good framework is in place there's no reason for radical change and the only reason we're in so much trouble today is because we've been screwing around with a system that worked very well for a long time. We've tinkered with our system to the point where it's almost unrecognizable and Obama and his ilk want to change it even more, they want to essentially eliminate it and give up our sovereignty. Does that make him a traitor? Just because he has an entirely different view of the world and America's place in it doesn't warrant the label of traitor, does it?
Mr. Obama seems, on the surface, to be a good man, oh, there are rumors of a membership in a gay club called the Down-Low Club that never get any mention, the fact that he continues to take credit for writing a book that most people know he didn't, the fact that he speaks rather hesitatingly unless he has a teleprompter but in general he seems to be a decent guy. But...that doesn't mean he is or isn't a traitor.
So let's assume he's a nice guy, if you'd have asked someone about Benedict Arnold after the Battle of Saratoga no one would have believed it possible that he would soon betray his country, they would all say he he was a terrific fellow. There's a difference of course, at one time Arnold was a fervent patriot and he literally tried to sell his loyalty for money. Mr Obama, on the other hand, has never demonstrated much patriotism, listening to him campaign was torture for a real conservative, he, and his wife, seemed to never run out of criticisms of America and the Constitution. He called it a list of negative rights, he hated the fact that it lists things the government can't do. People like Chris Matthews can't bear hearing about his hatred of America, they can't conceive it because they generally agree with his positions and they honestly think of themselves as good Americans and that's where the Skeptic has a problem with Obama and all of the one world government types. They never considered this a great country, they never gave us credit for freeing the slaves, they only remember that we once had slaves. They despise the fact that we are a small percentage of the world's population but we use a large percentage of the world's resources, they want to cure this perceived evil by forming a world government that would take away what we've earned and give it to others. Does that make them traitors?
Is our president a traitor? The Skeptic would say probably not, at least in the traditional sense of the word. To be a traitor you have to turn on your country which implies you were on its side in the first place. The Skeptic isn't sure that's the case with Mr Obama, no matter how much Chris Matthews protests this line of thinking, Barack Obama was raised by people with an extremely socialistic or communistic point of view, that sort of thing does influence a child, it's impossible for a child to ignore the views of the adults around him, especially if he admires those adults, the Skeptic could argue that even if he didn't admire them their views would still influence him.
So no, Barack Obama is no traitor, he is true to his cause, it's just that his cause is not the cause of most conservatives, and probably not the cause of most moderates as well. If he succeeds in his mission we won't recognize our country, hell, it was almost unrecognizable before he was elected, and that's exactly what the man promised, he clearly said he wanted to fundamentally change America. The Skeptic thinks that most of us don't really believe it needed changing unless it was to make it more conservative and its people more self reliant.