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BarackTheVote

(938 posts)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 01:32 PM Nov 2012

What exactly has Obama socialized?

Did he socialize the banks? No, just gave them money to do with as they willed... did he socialize the auto industry? No, just gave them financial backing to get through bankruptcy... did he socialize BP for causing a huge environmental disaster? Nope, slap on the wrist and a laughably small fine... Oh! Oh! Obamacare! Totally socialism in action! Except, no, it's based on existing private insurance companies and they get to stay autonomous from the government with just a few more regulations...

Well, shit... all I've heard for the last few months is Obama is a socialist this, and Obama is a socialist that... Don't see too much socialism going on here... bummer...

But all hilarity aside, am I wrong here?

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What exactly has Obama socialized? (Original Post) BarackTheVote Nov 2012 OP
Nada. Pisses me off. aquart Nov 2012 #1
Bankster losses... Blue Meany Nov 2012 #2
Yep Cal Carpenter Nov 2012 #4
We footed the bill. progressoid Nov 2012 #10
Bingo. Scuba Nov 2012 #11
Nothing Proud Liberal Dem Nov 2012 #3
Obama painted as Socialist. Wins twice. Hmm... n/t leftstreet Nov 2012 #5
When you find one of the 'Obama's a socialist' folks that can tell you, let sinkingfeeling Nov 2012 #6
The term ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #7
Don't think bleat Rambis Nov 2012 #8
they socialized the republican economic failures PowerToThePeople Nov 2012 #9
Study it out! Barack_America Nov 2012 #12

Proud Liberal Dem

(24,406 posts)
3. Nothing
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 01:36 PM
Nov 2012

It's a BS meme made up by crazies and loons to scare people into voting against President Obama/Democrats. Socialism is the "new" Communism for them. Most people don't even have a real understanding of the word. They're just instinctively supposed to know or think that it's something "bad" and to be feared. That's the long and short of it.

Rambis

(7,774 posts)
8. Don't think bleat
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 01:41 PM
Nov 2012

It would be monumentally difficult to fire up the google or pick up a dictionary to see what it really means but they know socialism is evil the wingers told me so.

 

PowerToThePeople

(9,610 posts)
9. they socialized the republican economic failures
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 01:43 PM
Nov 2012

not Obama, but the FED. By diluting the dollar in order to save the finance industry.

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