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Originally Posted by thatmariolover
I just think associating Obama with Socialism is almost as inaccurate as associating The Joker with it.
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This assertion intrigues me, since
I think it's pretty clear that Pres. Obama has shown to lean more towards socialist/fascist solutions to problems and not capitalist. Once again, thats not to say he's a socialist or a fascist, but when problems arise he seems to default to government control rather than economic freedom, and that tendency certainly doesn't fall into the realm of capitalism. Also, I think we can at least make more of a connection between Obama and socialism than Obama and anarchism if we were forced to make the association (I can't think of one policy that you could remotely compare to anarchy).
To Everyone:
Looking at the definitions of the following "isms", which do you think President Obama's economic policies resemble most considering his administration's reaction to the recession, the investment banks and car industry in particular? He must have more in common with one area than the others, in your opinion. I'd encourage you to keep to the economic portions of the debate.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporatism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communism
Also, there is no pejorative associated with any of these answers. I'd prefer to have clarity in this case than agreement.
EDIT: If I missed any "isms" please feel free to post them.