Obama just flexed the socialist muscle hard enough for those dismissive of the definition to notice. GM is now, more obviously than ever, a corporate glove doing a very bad job of hiding the leviathon's fist within it. Detroit can't sell cars, but somehow politicians can? The death of Detroit was politically created long ago; it was strangled by unions. They simply can't sell enough cars to pay for the obligations they've been forced to undertake. In addition, thanks to continous political pressure and regulations on the environmental and safety front, Detroit tends to build cars that are too costly. The bulk of their product line isn't wanted; they've only been doing well in SUVs and trucks, and yet we know Obama&co. will insist on environmentally conscious plastic tubes.
In addition, another word for mandatory volunteerism is slavery, but our half-African-American President sacrifices abolition for his much desired brownshirt contingent. I expect soon he'll go even younger, jail Boy Scout leadership for being too conservative (and trump up charges of pedophilia to boot) and then remake into some psychedelic image of the Hitler Youth. A very effective way to indoctrinate and propagandize. Besides, they have to make sure the children are brainwashed enough to turn in their parents if Mummy and Daddy aren't recycling properly.
I don't necessarily think he'll manage it. After all, with the head of GM out on his keister, and the A.I.G. people being threatened with a 90% tax on their bonuses (which actually turned out to be the bulk of their pay, not a bonus in the traditional sense), no one in business world will want to play nicely with the administration. It's doubtful he'll have the time to brainwash the children.
That's where my hope lies, anyway.
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