Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Obama and Socialism

1. No, i don't think that the label socialism is the right way to describe his polices or proposals. In the article on "Why Obama's socialism matters" the author describes how "If it were up to me to attach labels to modern political ideologies, I would choose the terms "Individualism" and "Statism." I agree with this statement. He might have been a socialist but i wouldn't label his polices or proposals as "socialism."

2. I dont think Obama's policys or proposals have had historic precedents in the past. Other then him giving all of these bailouts and jumping in to save the economy, i can't think of any connections he relates too.